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To: Board of Elections

Bring Our Voting Precinct Back

We demand that an early voting and Election Day precinct be placed back on our campus

Why is this important?

The voting precinct in the Anderson Center, which is located on the campus of Winston-Salem State University, had been a longtime voting site prior to the 2014 election. After the Board of Elections changed to majority republican, the voting site was removed from the University. Since then, Winston-Salem State has had a continuous population increase. Freshman aren't allowed to park on campus and construction on the highway has permanently closed the interchanges with Diggs Boulevard and Vargrave Drive. This forces residents and students to take a longer route to go vote. The nearest precinct is now the Sims community center, which is on the west side of the highway. Many students do not have access to transportation to go vote. How do our representatives and the Board of Elections expect us as young black students to participate in our democracy, if there is not a polling site that is accessible to all students on the campus of Winston-Salem State University? We deserve the right to have our voices heard!

Winston-Salem, NC, USA

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Updates

2019-10-01 18:36:50 -0700

100 signatures reached

2019-10-01 12:12:38 -0700

50 signatures reached

2019-10-01 07:48:38 -0700

25 signatures reached

2019-10-01 07:30:22 -0700

10 signatures reached