The North Carolina Board of Elections unanimously ruled in favor of Montravias King , a senior at Elizabeth City State University student.
King, who registered to run for for the Elizabeth City board on July 19, faced objection from the Pasquotank County Republican Party on his eligibility to be a candidate.
Pete Gilbert, the chairman of the Pasquotank County Republican Party, questioned King’s eligibility to run for office, because he didn’t consider a residence hall as a permanent residence in Pasquotank County.
Since 2009, King has lived in a residence hall at Elizabeth City State. King used his campus address for voting purposes, however, the Pasquotank Board of Elections ruled that on-campus residence halls didn’t serve as a permanent residence.
However, the decision made Tuesday by the state board of elections overthrew the decision made by the Pasquotank County Board of Elections.
Due to the ruling made by the state elections board, North Carolina students are still allowed to register to vote, vote and run for public office in the county they live and attend classes.
King told The Republic, of Columbus, Ohio, “I am not entirely surprised about the decision today. We knew we were on the right side of the law and the constitution.”