The Wake County Board of Elections voted unanimously to remove Talley Student Union from the list of early voting sites for the general election in a meeting on June 12. Board Chairman Keith Weatherly stated “We found it would be more accessible to a larger number of voters, who live in that area and who would likely vote in that area, to move it to the business center”. Gerry Cohen, a Democrat on the board, disagreed, stating the Business Service Center is less accessible than the Talley Student Union, using voting data from 2016 when the Business Service Center was used, compared to years when Talley was used. While Democratic and Republican board members were split 3-2 on the decision to change the voting site along party lines, the board collectively declared the decision unanimous to speed up the process in time for elections. “For future elections, we’ll revisit this anytime, if the facts call for it. This is not a permanent decision by any means, and we’ll continue to revis...