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Republicans Close North Carolina Polling Place to Suppress Student Vote....

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US mid-term elections: North Carolina ballot box battle

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-29766398

This hub of activity [Appalachian State University] had since 2006 been the location of a polling station for national elections, easily accessible for the 18,000 people who studied here.

The local elections board decided to remove ballot boxes from campus for this year's election, leaving the university without a site for early voting.

...But many argued the reason behind the changes was a partisan one. Nationally, the majority of students tend to vote Democrat, and Democrats elsewhere in North Carolina, and around the country, complain that Republicans are trying to make it harder for students to vote.

"It is political, there's no other explanation than an agenda," said Stella Anderson, a Democrat who used to sit on the county elections board. She saw the move as an effort by the Republicans to suppress the student vote.

More than 5,000 people voted early on the campus site in the 2012 presidential race, so the loss of a voting site could have an impact on turnout, which would disproportionately depress the Democratic vote and could decide a close race...

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Vikingwoman



Are you surprised?

gatorfan



I'm surprised you don't know that they failed to convince the court system and the ballot boxes remain. Just more dirty politics but when you are dealing with politicians.....ROFLMAO.

Now what are these stories about ballot box "calibration errors" changing R votes to D?

The whole system is so screwed up because of money you couldn't find a clean politician in a hot shower.

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