StCUudents at North Carolina Central University and Fayetteville State University are spearheading a non-partisan “get out the vote” campaign drive in neighborhoods near their respective campuses today. 

Students will be knocking on doors in precincts 8 and 17 in Durham and precincts 13 and 17 in Fayetteville, talking with citizens who are not registered to vote and or residents who are infrequent voters.

“We feel like we can make a difference in helping people exercise their constitutional right to vote,” said Khadija Mosely, a senior majoring in political science at NCCU.

Students will be providing residents with a non-partisan vote guide, information on where and how to register to vote, and rides to the early voting polls sites.

• In both Durham precincts combined, nearly 2,000 citizens are not registered to vote.
• In both Fayetteville precincts combined, more than 1,700 citizens are not registered to vote.
• In all four precincts  a majority of registered voters did not vote in the May 6 primary election,

NCCU Students will be gathering at the NCCU campus student union, Fayetteville Road at 9 a.m. for training and then begin their canvass in the neighborhoods by 10 a.m., canvassing until 1 p.m.

FSU students will be gathering at Bronco Square – 1171 Murchison Road at 9 a.m. for training and begin their canvass in neighborhoods by 10 a.m.- canvassing until 1 p.m.

DURHAM, N.C. — On Thursday morning more than 100 faculty, staff, and students at North Carolina University made their way across campus chanting and sweating to proclaim the start of Early Voting in Durham.

DURHAM, N.C. — The The NC Central University Chapter of the NAACP, NCCU Civic Engagement Task Force and the Project E.V.E coalition of a host of NCCU campus organizations are sponsoring the “Our Vote, Our Destiny: Steppin’ to the Polls Fall 2008 March” today to encourage students and people in the Durham community to take advantage of early voting.

The March will begin at 10:40 a.m. at the Brand Street Plaza—between Ruffin Resident Hall and Eagle Landing Resident Hall on NCCU’s campus. Participants of the March will proceed to the early voting site at the old Holy Cross Church at the Parish Center Meeting Room, 1400 S. Alston Avenue.

Civic Engagement Task Force is a proactive organization on campus with a commitment to the betterment of NC Central University, the Community and Mankind. As an organization, Civic Engagement Task Force mobilizes students and people in the community to become more civically engaged. Students on campus are educated on current political events while being encouraged to register to vote and increase voter turnout at the polls.