JCSU Students Plan March 21 Rally To Voice Concerns Over Threat To Voting Rights
Rally to be held on Monday, March 21st starting at 11:00 AM on the steps of Biddle Memorial Hall on the Johnson C. Smith campus.
Student and community leaders, Johnson C. Smith President Dr. Ronald Carter and NC District 40 Senator Malcolm Graham will join JCSU students at a March 21 rally to voice concerns over the voting problems many NC citizens will face should House Bill 351/Senate Bill 352 pass requiring NC voters to present a current government-issued photo ID each time they vote. Since students tend to move frequently, some rally participants are afraid the new requirements will affect their ability to vote. Others are concerned because the data shows that seniors, women, college students, low income people and people of color are all less likely to have government-issued photo ID, will be disproportionately affected by the bill and will find it harder, if not impossible, to vote compared to citizens with current driver’s licenses.
For more information on the rally, please contact Democracy North Carolina organizer Robert Dawkins at (704) 957-3105.
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