Early Voting is a great option for many North Carolinians for several reasons:
- During Early Voting, you can register to vote if you are a new voter or update your voter registration if you have changed addresses. You can’t register or update your registration on Election Day.
- You have more options for dates (any day between October 17 and November 2) and location (any Early Voting site in your county) to vote during Early Voting. On Election Day, you can only vote at your designated polling place.
- If something comes up and you are unable to vote when you originally plan, there are still other times you can cast your ballot (either on another day of Early Voting or on Election Day). If you get sick or a conflict arises on Election Day, you won’t get other opportunities to vote in the election.
- If you vote in person during Early Voting (as opposed to using a mail-in absentee ballot), you know that your vote will count, and you don’t need to rely on the U.S. Postal Service to get your ballot to your county board of elections on time.
- If you are getting tired of the abundance of election-related phone calls, text messages, and mailers you are receiving from campaigns, political parties, and PACs, you can get these to stop sooner if you vote early. Most campaigns stop bothering you (they would probably call it “informing you”) once you vote in an election. So you can save yourself a couple of weeks of (perhaps) unwanted calls, texts, and mailers if you take advantage of Early Voting.
Friend of the Center Lisa Hazirjian's blog post highlights the importance of voting early and offers a free, easy-to-use tool to help you make your own Early Voting plan.
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