North Carolina college students lose court battle to open early voting sites on campus

By: Clayton Henkel

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: February 9, 2026

Words: 343

Last Updated: 1 week, 4 days ago


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U.S. District Judge William L. Osteen denied a motion for a preliminary injunction for North Carolina college students seeking to have polling sites available on their campuses when early in-person voting begins this week.

The state Board of Elections rejected early voting sites in January at on-campus locations at NC A&T State University, UNC-Greensboro, and Western Carolina University. College Democrats of North Carolina and students at the three campuses appealed, arguing that denying universities …

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