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Homecoming at North Carolina A&T means getting students excited to vote
Other events hosted by OLCE this semester included a National Voter Registration Day Block Party and a Ballot Business Declassified Voter Education Fair. The office frequently collaborates with other civic engagement organizations like the N.C. Black Alliance, You Can Vote N.C., Common Cause N.C., and the university’s Divine Nine chapters.
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Students from Shaw, Saint Augustine’s team up for march to polls event
Less than a week until Election Day, students from Shaw University and Saint Augustine's University teamed up for a march to the polls event.
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‘We have to resist the outside threats’: Confronting barriers to voting in N.C.
Many North Carolinians interested in making their voices heard in the 2022 midterm election have faced institutional, economic and informational challenges. According to Bob Phillips, the executive director of Common Cause North Carolina, these major barriers undermine the ability of eligible voters to understand and execute their electoral privilege.
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Livingstone students holding voting pep rally, bus to the polls today
Students at Livingstone College will take part in a voting pep rally, bus to the polls and party at the polls event on Wednesday to make their voices heard in this year’s election.
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N.C. A&T Hosts “Vote-Coming”
Before the start of homecoming, Aggies took to the polls for “Vote-Coming.” On Friday, N.C. A&T and Bennett College hosted an early voting day party encouraging students to make their voices heard in this upcoming election.
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Voting Rights on the Line
The Supreme Court is considering two cases that will have reaching implications for voting rights.
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NC A&T to bus students to the polls
The students will be hosting a bus to the polls and a block party to kick-off early voting.
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Johnson C. Smith University students mark the start of early voting with community engagement
Spearheading the group’s efforts in Charlotte is Rotrina Campbell, the civic engagement organizer for Common Cause North Carolina. Or, as she describes it, “the boots on the ground” for the organization. She said it’s vital that voters are aware of those behind the ballot.
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JCSU Students Host Early Voting Block Party
To celebrate the first day of early voting Thursday, the University hosted a block party at the TNT Hair Solutions on Beatties Ford Road in West Charlotte. The block party was hosted by Common Cause North Carolina, the New North Carolina Project, the North Carolina Black Alliance, Black Voters Matter and Johnson C. Smith University.
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North Carolina A&T students influence peers to get out and vote
"I think it's important for people of color to get out and vote because for a very long time our voices weren't being heard," Thaddeus Stewart said. Stewart is part of Common Cause North Carolina, a non partisan group that works to empower North Carolina students at HBCU's to vote.
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Partnership helps NC HBCU students make their voices heard this election
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Town Hall tonight to discuss gerrymandered state congressional maps
A non-partisan town hall will be held as part of the #MapOurFuture tour that was galvanized by the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to take up Moore v. Harper.