From Mother Jones · Sonel Cutler · · 1m 10s
GOP election boards cut college voting spots
Republican election boards remove campus voting sites, pushing students to walk long distances to vote.
In brief
Republican election boards remove campus voting sites, pushing students to walk long distances to vote. Republican election officials in Texas, North Carolina, and Ohio have eliminated campus early voting locations, forcing students to walk miles to vote. Originally reported by Mother Jones.
Students march to vote
Students in North Carolina walked 45 minutes in 85-degree heat to vote after their campus early voting location was denied.
“You have 3,500 students who are essentially landlocked”
Texas cuts campus voting spots
Tarrant County Republicans eliminated 92 approved polling locations ahead of midterms, including UT Arlington.
“It’s the Project 2025 playbook being carried out at the local level, and people need to pay attention”
Students organize to vote
UT Arlington students organized voter registration drives and free transportation to voting locations after campus polling site was removed.
“You cannot go more than 100 yards without someone coming up to you and saying, Hey, are you registered to vote?”
North Carolina denies campus voting
Guilford County Board of Elections voted 3-2 to deny on-campus early voting at North Carolina A&T and UNC Greensboro.
“It essentially creates a modern-day poll tax”
Ohio students face long walks
Central State University students plan six-mile trips to vote after nearest polling location was moved to a church two-and-a-half hours away.
“You cannot go more than 100 yards without someone coming up to you and saying, Hey, are you registered to vote?”
Voter ID challenges
Texas does not offer online voter registration, requiring students to update registration in person after moving between dorms and apartments.
“What we’ve been seeing with the diminishing of the campus polling locations overall is these systemic obstacles that they’re having to navigate”
What to remember
Republican election officials in Texas, North Carolina, and Ohio have eliminated campus early voting locations, forcing students to walk miles to vote.
