Elon University students cast ballots in NC to give vote more weight
Before the polls officially closed, more than 90,000 registered voters finished casting their ballots in 37 different precincts, or voting zones, in Alamance County. Among those registered in Alamance County are Elon University students — including individuals originally from all over the United States who are voting in the battleground state of North Carolina in hopes of making an impact. The First Baptist Church of Elon served as a polling place for registered voters in the Town of Elon. Elon senior Courtney Whiting, a Connecticut resident, said she decided to register in North Carolina because she felt her Republican vote would make more of a difference in North Carolina than in her historically blue home state. Elon senior Jonathan Cart, a Texas resident, also decided to cast his ballot in North Carolina because he felt it would make a bigger impact here. “I felt like my vote would matter more here because Texas obviously will go red,” Cart said. Elon sophomore Dean Shapero expressed a similar sentiment.
