To: Kim Strach, Executive Director, NC Board of Elections
Stop voter suppression! Put early voting in the AppState Student Union!
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We, as students, voters, and community members of North Carolina, demand that the state Board of Elections respect the will of the people and of the courts by putting an early voting location in the Appalachian State University Student Union.
We refuse to allow you to further attempt to suppress the votes of college students at AppState!
We refuse to allow you to further attempt to suppress the votes of college students at AppState!
Why is this important?
The Watuaga Voting Rights Task Force just won a legal battle demanding an early voting location at Appalachian State University, after attempts had been made to deny students easy to the polls by removing the school's polling place.
The judge demanded that a voting location be put back on campus, but he didn't say where. Now the state board will get to choose at where on campus, it will locate the early voting site. There is a very real fear that Republican board members will attempt to put the polling location in one of several obscure and hard-to-reach spots "on campus," instead of at the state-of-the-art facility that underwent renovations in 2012 to further accommodate voters.
It's clear that the Republicans in power in North Carolina have tried time and time again to suppress the votes of Appalachian State's 17,000 students--who have overwhelmingly voted for progressives in past years. The attempts to suppress our votes have been seen around the country, even making it onto "The Rachel Maddow Show" last year.
By refusing to allow students to vote in the Student Union, as thousands did in 2012, they continue to make their intentions clear: They don't want students to vote.
For accessibility, tradition, and convenience, we are seeking an early voting site at the Appalachian State Student Union. Please stand up and support me and my fellow classmates as we fight for our right to participate in our democracy and vote!
The judge demanded that a voting location be put back on campus, but he didn't say where. Now the state board will get to choose at where on campus, it will locate the early voting site. There is a very real fear that Republican board members will attempt to put the polling location in one of several obscure and hard-to-reach spots "on campus," instead of at the state-of-the-art facility that underwent renovations in 2012 to further accommodate voters.
It's clear that the Republicans in power in North Carolina have tried time and time again to suppress the votes of Appalachian State's 17,000 students--who have overwhelmingly voted for progressives in past years. The attempts to suppress our votes have been seen around the country, even making it onto "The Rachel Maddow Show" last year.
By refusing to allow students to vote in the Student Union, as thousands did in 2012, they continue to make their intentions clear: They don't want students to vote.
For accessibility, tradition, and convenience, we are seeking an early voting site at the Appalachian State Student Union. Please stand up and support me and my fellow classmates as we fight for our right to participate in our democracy and vote!