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Granville County Keeps South Branch Library Early Voting Site, Loses Oxford Public Works Site

Granville County Keeps South Branch Library Early Voting Site, Loses Oxford Public Works Site

The North Carolina State Board of Elections took away Granville County’s most popular early voting site in downtown Oxford on Thursday night, making it harder for people in the majority-Black city to vote early in the upcoming election. “ So now my question is, if they've said

Data, Passion, Disgust — Granville’s Elections Board Remains Deadlocked on Early Voting Sites

Data, Passion, Disgust — Granville’s Elections Board Remains Deadlocked on Early Voting Sites

In a tense meeting on July 15 the Granville County Board of Elections voted 2-2 to keep their earlier plan in place despite having additional money from the County Commissioners to open a fourth early voting site which would have allowed them to keep the popular South Branch Library site open.