'Very disheartening': Students react to early voting site cuts on campuses
The Republican-controlled board cited operational concerns in rejecting early voting at four universities, affecting student access ahead of the 2026 primaries, state officials said.
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N.C. Elections Board Rejects Campus Polling Centers
Ahead of the 2026 primaries, the North Carolina State Board of Elections rejected a plan Tuesday to open an early-voting center on the Greensboro campus of North Carolina A&T State University, according to NC Newsline. The Republican-controlled board also voted to close the existing early-voting centers at Elon University and Western Carolina University.
State board of elections backs local board's GOP-backed early voting site in Burlington
The N.C. Board of Elections has decided to uphold a disputed, local decision to have Burlington’s Kernodle Center serve as one of the county’s three early voting locations for this year’s primaries. During a meeting in Raleigh on Tuesday, the GOP-dominated state board voted 3-to-2 to confirm the senior center’s selection over an alternative site on Elon University’s campus, which had been the favorite of Democrats. [Story continues below special…
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