In late October, like so many other college students, I turned out to check early voting off of my to-do list. I waited in line at a church near the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s campus, following a maze of arrows that led me to my polling station.
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I showed my driver’s license to the poll workers — complying with Republicans’ voter ID requirements — confirmed my registration details, and stepped into a booth to cast my ballot. Thinking that I had done my part, I moved on with my semester.
But just a few weeks ago, a friend sent me a screenshot of a long list of names that included my own. I was shocked to learn that I am one of more than 65,000 people in North Carolina whose vote Republican are attempting to undermine.
Two recounts have already affirmed incumbent Democratic Justice Allison Riggs’ lead of 734 votes in the election to serve…