Dear Wake County Board of Elections,
The undersigned faculty of North Carolina State University community respectfully requests that the Wake County Board of Elections return the university’s on-campus early voting location for the upcoming November 2016 election.
That location, which served the 40,000-member NC State community, and thousands of additional Raleigh citizens as well, was removed from campus during construction of Talley Student Union Building in 2012. With Talley construction long completed, the time is now to return the right to vote to the Wolfpack community—the largest university in North Carolina—and to our neighboring citizens, many of whom used the central, early voting location on campus before its removal.
We, the undersigned faculty, staff, and graduate instructors at North Carolina State University, urge the Wake County Board of Elections to designate NC State as host of an early voting site for the upcoming 2016 presidential election. Additionally, we encourage the Wake County Board of Elections to return the early voting location to the centrally located Talley Student Union Building, which proved so convenient to thousands of early voters before its removal, above all other locations on campus.
We look forward to the Wake County Board of Elections’ return of this critical early voting location to the NC State campus in time for the 2016 election and acknowledge that not all faculty and staff who share this same stance were able to sign this letter. Our representatives will follow up with the Board to learn the Board’s response to this letter and will then pass that information on to the entire Wolfpack community and our citizen neighbors.
Sincerely,
Updates
April 21, 2016
I have been in contact with local election officials to discuss the necessity of returning an early voting site to the Talley Student Union. The consensus among the faculty signatures remains clear that our campus infrastructure is fully prepared to host this essential service once again.
April 21, 2016
The momentum behind this request is becoming impossible for local officials to ignore. This level of engagement reflects the deep commitment our community holds for accessible polling options.
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Please allow on-campus voting to promote civic education. It is the right thing to do.
We must encourage ALL citizens to participate in the voting process. Most universities are towns within a town and they need to have their own polling site.
Encouraging students to vote, and making it easy to do so, is a crucial step in teaching and encouraging them to remain committed, involved citizens throughout their lives, a much needed facet of democracy!!
Student voting rates are lower now that it is more difficult for them to get to polling places. Like elderly people, students often have no means of transit. And students are at risk of being turned off from the electoral process forever if they can't vote in these first, critical elections of their adulthood.
Having a polling place on campus is crucial for students without reliable personal transportation. Everyone deserves to have the opportunity to participate in the political process, and as many college students are first-time voters it is particularly important to encourage them to begin a habit of civic engagement.
Let the students' voices be heard!
Voting on campus ensures that students' voices are heard, and supporting this would look good for current candidates.
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Dear Wake County Board of Elections,
The undersigned faculty of North Carolina State University community respectfully requests that the Wake County Board of Elections return the university’s on-campus early voting location for the upcoming November 2016 election.
That location, which served the 40,000-member NC State community, and thousands of additional Raleigh citizens as well, was removed from campus during construction of Talley Student Union Building in 2012. With Talley construction long completed, the time is now to return the right to vote to the Wolfpack community—the largest university in North Carolina—and to our neighboring citizens, many of whom used the central, early voting location on campus before its removal.
We, the undersigned faculty, staff, and graduate instructors at North Carolina State University, urge the Wake County Board of Elections to designate NC State as host of an early voting site for the upcoming 2016 presidential election. Additionally, we encourage the Wake County Board of Elections to return the early voting location to the centrally located Talley Student Union Building, which proved so convenient to thousands of early voters before its removal, above all other locations on campus.
We look forward to the Wake County Board of Elections’ return of this critical early voting location to the NC State campus in time for the 2016 election and acknowledge that not all faculty and staff who share this same stance were able to sign this letter. Our representatives will follow up with the Board to learn the Board’s response to this letter and will then pass that information on to the entire Wolfpack community and our citizen neighbors.
Sincerely,
Updates
April 21, 2016
I have been in contact with local election officials to discuss the necessity of returning an early voting site to the Talley Student Union. The consensus among the faculty signatures remains clear that our campus infrastructure is fully prepared to host this essential service once again.
April 21, 2016
The momentum behind this request is becoming impossible for local officials to ignore. This level of engagement reflects the deep commitment our community holds for accessible polling options.
8 Comments
This would be an excellent idea, many students do not have the ability to vote and this would feel the void, all voices need to be heard.
Please allow on-campus voting to promote civic education. It is the right thing to do.
We must encourage ALL citizens to participate in the voting process. Most universities are towns within a town and they need to have their own polling site.
Encouraging students to vote, and making it easy to do so, is a crucial step in teaching and encouraging them to remain committed, involved citizens throughout their lives, a much needed facet of democracy!!
Student voting rates are lower now that it is more difficult for them to get to polling places. Like elderly people, students often have no means of transit. And students are at risk of being turned off from the electoral process forever if they can't vote in these first, critical elections of their adulthood.
Having a polling place on campus is crucial for students without reliable personal transportation. Everyone deserves to have the opportunity to participate in the political process, and as many college students are first-time voters it is particularly important to encourage them to begin a habit of civic engagement.
Let the students' voices be heard!
Voting on campus ensures that students' voices are heard, and supporting this would look good for current candidates.
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This would be an excellent idea, many students do not have the ability to vote and this would feel the void, all voices need to be heard.