Judge denies North Carolina students' plea for early voting site at nation's largest Black college [View all]

[RandySF]

A federal judge declined to overrule Republican officials and open early voting sites on three college campuses across North Carolina, including at the United States’ largest historically Black college.

The Sunday ruling from Judge William Osteen Jr., an appointee of former President George W. Bush, deals a blow to North Carolina students’ attempt to restore the sites through a lawsuit ahead of the state’s upcoming primary election.

Despite the decision, the lawsuit is ongoing, and the students can appeal Osteen’s denial of their request for an injunction or temporary restraining order to open the sites. They can also seek court approval of the sites before early voting begins in the state’s general election.

The battle over the early voting sites began in January, when Republican members on the North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) denied early voting sites at Western Carolina University (WCU); the University of North Carolina–Greensboro (UNC-G); and North Carolina A&T State University (NC A&T), the largest historically Black college or university (HCBU) in the country.




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