# GOP election boards cut college voting spots

> Republican election boards remove campus voting sites, pushing students to walk long distances to vote.
- Title: GOP election boards cut college voting spots · Mother Jones
- Summary: Republican election boards remove campus voting sites, pushing students to walk long distances to vote. Republican election officials in Texas, North…
- Keywords: gop, college voting, early voting, student voting, election boards, voter suppression, tarrant county, north carolina, ohio, central state university, election, boards
- Source: Mother Jones — https://motherjones.com/politics/2026/11/gop-college-campus-early-voting-locations-university-ballots-poll-tax-turnout
- Author: Sonel Cutler
- Published: 2026-11-02T18:08:01+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: gop, college voting, early voting, student voting, election boards, voter suppression, tarrant county, north carolina, ohio, central state university
## 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
## Key takeaway

Republican election officials in Texas, North Carolina, and Ohio have eliminated campus early voting locations, forcing students to walk miles to vote.