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Volume 47, Number 8
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.
THURSDAY, October 29, 2020
Chris Paul leads march to the polls
BY TEVIN STINSON
THE CHRONICLE
NBA superstar and
Winston-Salem native
Chris Paul did his part to
encourage young people to
exercise their right to vote
earlier this week when he
led a procession of more
than 1,000 students to the
early voting site on the
campus of Winston-Salem
State University (WSSU).
Paul, who announced
he enrolled as a student
at WSSU earlier this year,
met hundreds of his class-
mates at the clock tower
in the center of campus on
Tuesday evening before
marching to the Anderson
Center, one of 17 early vot
ing sites located through
out Forsyth County. Be
fore leading the march,
Paul thanked students for
coming. He also reminded
the students that they have
the power to make a differ
ence on Nov. 3.
According to politico,
com, members of Genera
tion Z who are of voting
age, want more govern
ment solutions. They rank
climate change, racism and
economic inequality con
sistently in their top issues,
according to polls, and
they participated in greater
numbers during their first
midterm (in 2018) than
previous generations. And
census data provided by
Thousands of students joined the march to the polls on Tuesday, Oct. 27 on the
campus of Winston-Salem State University.
Photos by Tevin Stinson
NBA Superstar Chris Paul talks to students on the campus of Winston-Salem State University before leading a march to the early voting site
at Anderson Center.
the Brookings Institution
shows Millennials and Gen
Z’s of voting age make up
37% of all eligible voters.
“I just really appreciate
y’all being out here,” said
Paul when addressing the
students gathered around
the clock tower. “I hope
you guys realize how pow
erfill y’all are.”
While marching
through the intersection
of Martin Luther King Jr.
Drive and Reynolds Park
Road, Terrance Jordan,
a sophomore, said he al
ready voted but decided to
come out anyway.
“I think it’s important
to vote because so many
people died for us to have
this right,” he continued,
“especially with what we
have in the White House
right now.”
Outside the Anderson
Center, there were several
food trucks set up and the
Red Sea of Sound provided
the music for the occasion.
While enjoying the perfor
mance, sophomore busi
ness major Jennifer Cobb
said the event kind of felt
like homecoming. “I think
this is cool and a good way
to get students to vote,”
she said.
Several candidates at
tended the rally as well,
including Kathy Manning,
who is running to represent
the 6th District Congres
sional District, and Mike
Silver, who is running for
District Court Judge. Sil
ver said it was exciting to
see so many young people
get involved in the voting
process.
“It was great seeing so
many students energized
and excited about having
a role in the political pro
cess,” said Silver. “Chris
Paul and the Student Gov
ernment Association did
an excellent job planning
the event.”
Early Voting in North
Carolina continues through
Oct. 31. During the early
voting period, citizens may
cast a ballot at any early
voting site in the county.
If you’ve voted in N.C. be
fore, you will not need to
show ID to vote, but voters
will be asked to give their
name and address before
receiving a ballot.
Those who are not reg
istered to vote can take ad
vantage of same-day reg
istration. According to the
N.C. State Board of Elec
tions (NCSBE), same-day
registrants must sign a vot
er registration application,
attest to their eligibility,
and provide proof of where
they live, such as a driver’s
license or other photo ID,
or a copy of a current util
ity bill, bank statement,
government check, or pay-
check.
Within two business
days of the person’s regis
tration, the county Board
of Elections will verify the
registrant’s driver’s license
or Social Security number,
update the voter registra
tion database, search for
possible duplicate registra
tion, and begin to verify
the registrant’s address by
mail.
The registrant’s ballot
will be counted unless the
county Board of Elections
determines that he or she
is not qualified to vote that
ballot.
Thursday and Friday
polls will be open from 8
a.m. - 7: 30 p.m., and on
Saturday, the last day of
early voting, from 9 a.m.
- 5 p.m. Election Day is
Tuesday, Nov 3. Curbside
voting is also available at
all early voting sites.
For more information,
visit https ://www. forsyth.
cc/elections/default.aspx.
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