Early voting site a necessity

The Board of Elections should reconsider the recommendation to eliminate the early-voting site on UNC’s campus this year and, instead, move early voting to the Senior Center on Homestead Rd.

For the past few elections, the early-voting site at Morehead Planetarium has provided a convenient voting opportunity to thousands upon thousands of students, staff, faculty and the members of the general public. In my opinion, it’s critical that we have an early-voting site on campus to serve the citizens who live, work and study there.

I believe we have a responsibility to provide early-voting opportunities that are convenient for voters. In a college town, a site on campus is a necessity.

Mike Nelson
Orange County Commissioner
749-6155