Fact-check: Cooper says NC officials ‘removed’ an HBCU early-voting site ahead of midterm elections, tell me about this news in (https://www.wral.com/news/state/fact-check-roy-cooper-nc-election-midterm-hbcu-early-voting-september-11/)

Here is a breakdown of the fact-check regarding Roy Cooper’s statement:The ClaimRoy Cooper stated that North Carolina election officials “removed” an early-voting site from the campus of North Carolina A&T State Universitythe nation’s largest historically Black university (HBCU)ahead of the midterm elections.The Background and Context

• Guilford County Voting Plan: The dispute arose over the early-voting site plan approved for Guilford County. Democratic board members advocated for placing an early-voting site on the campus of North Carolina A&T, whereas the Republican majority did not include an on-campus location in the finalized plan approved by election officials.
• Student and Advocate Reaction: Critics, student organizers, and voting rights groups argued that omitting an on-campus polling location places unnecessary barriers on young, Black college voters who rely on walking proximity and public transit.

Why Fact-Checkers Found It Misleading

• Midterm Election History: While North Carolina A&T had an on-campus early-voting site during recent presidential election cycles (such as 2024), election officials noted that Guilford County colleges and universities have historically never hosted early-voting sites during midterm election cycles.
• “Removed” vs. “Not Selected”: Because the campus was not slated to have an early-voting location for midterms based on standard county practices, officials pointed out that the site was not actively taken away or “removed” from an existing midterm plan, but rather that a proposal to add one for this midterm cycle was rejected.

The RatingThe fact-check determined Cooper’s claim to be Mostly False (or lacking critical context). While it is true that students who voted on campus during presidential elections will not find a polling location there for the midterm elections, framing it as officials having “removed” an existing midterm site omits key historical facts and gives a misleading impression of standard midterm voting procedures in the county.