he doesn t need any help from anybody. she s not there to help. she s there to learn? she there to see how this is done? how this might be done in the rest of the state? because this is what she saw that day. acrosses north carolina, republicans have just gained control of all the boards of elections for the first time in 20 years. big state elections board, county boards, republican control all of them because there s a republican who holds the governorship. the new republican majority in the local board here in this case didn t question whether montravius king lived at school for four years. that was not the issue. what they questioned was whether living at school is enough to make you a resident and they said it is not. and in making that decision, they accepted a legal framework for disqualifying students from voting in local elections. that s how reporter john hawley put it. he s talking about students at the black school in elizabeth city. this development could very well affect
that s how reporter john hawley put it. he s talking about students at the black school in elizabeth city. this development could very well affect every student voter, every college, in the state. if that precedent was set, if what happened here in this room stands at the state level, the precedent is set that any full-time student in north carolina can t vote at school? it would certainly seem that way. if montravius king thought it would be hard enough running for local office, imagine what the pressure is like now. now that he has to win this case or beat the precedent. residency challenges are successful against you, there s no reason why the exact same z residency challenge wouldn t be successful against every on-campus student at every college in north carolina. uh-huh. if you lose this case, it s going to be a big deal. it really is. no pressure. it really is.
it would certainly seem that way. it s my understanding that the state board has not yet set a hearing date for mr. king s case. yeah. they they don t have to set a firm date as best i understand it according to state law, but they, of course, are strongly encouraged to expedite the matter, organize to an attorney from the southern coalition. tick, tick, tick. it s not too long before the elections are going to happen. our elections said he s hold off printing the ballot as long as he can to make sure there s some sort of resolution for this. but obviously it s kind of hard for mr. king to run for office and defend this at the same time. bringing finality to this soon would be an important thing. absolutely. john hawley with the daily advance. thank you. i appreciate this chance to talk
what happened here in this room stands at the state level, the precedent is set that any full-time student in north carolina can t vote at school? it would certainly seem that way. if montravius king thought it would be hard enough running for local office, imagine what the pressure is like now. now that he has to win this case or beat the precedent. residency challenges are successful against you, there s no reason why the exact same residency challenge wouldn t be successful against every on-campus student at every college in north carolina. uh-huh. if you lose this case, it s going to be a big deal. it really is. no pressure. it really is. yeah. no pressure. also merging while we re having this conversation. the pressure is on in north carolina for real. we spoke with pete gilbert this week, the republican county chairman here, asked him to sit
this is almost a best new thing in the world today. to get to elizabeth city, north carolina, today, i flew into virginia and got a ride with montravius king and crossed over. and just before we crossed over the virginia/north carolina border, i had a very you re not from around here moment, very embarrassing. interesting. well welcome to the countryside. in virginia. i was like okay, and then we filmed a plane crash on the highway. no, no, crop dusting, very nice. welcome to the countryside, new york city. more from elizabeth city in just a moment. y men are superior drivers?