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Get Ready for the November 2008 Election
Important Dates:
General Election - Nov. 4
 Make sure you are registered or that your registration is up to date and you know where to vote: see State Board of Elections voter look up
Voting a straight ticket? Remember to mark your selection for President separately.
Vote early. Voters who vote at early voting sites can clear registration problems with the use of same day registration. Same day registration is not currently available on the traditional election day, so if there's a problem you may be issued a provisional ballot. Information on provisional ballots cast in November 2006 here. Keeping up with your voter registration can help ensure that you vote a regular ballot.
To see if you are qualified to vote or to update your voter information, see www.HaveAVoiceNC.org . (Video courtesy of the North Carolina State Board of Elections)
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JOIN US IN SHAPING ELECTION REFORM
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"The future of democracy in North Carolina will hinge on a paper wad fight..." Touchscreen trouble |
| NC Straight ticket warning. Scripps Howard News Service Both North Carolina and South Carolina historically suffer unusually high undervotes in presidential elections because, by state law, voters who mark the "straight-party-ticket voting" option must also vote separately for president. Every four years, tens of thousands of voters in both states apparently forget to do this. |
| “This is not a ballot, this is a portal into hell.” - Asheville City Council member Carl Mumpower on instant-runoff ballots |
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Instant Runoff News and Reports
Get beyond the talking points meant to hard sell you on IRV. Is IRV "as easy as 1-2-3"? Visit our webpage on the Instant Runoff Voting Pilot for North Carolina. Learn more - see news articles, research and documentation, costs, implementation, voter turnout, affect on third parties, and how IRV is being used in the United States and North Carolina's IRV pilot program. |
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NC Verified Voting Legislative Successes
SL 2005-323 Public Confidence in Elections Law - signed into law on August 26, 2005 - voter verified paper ballots.
SL 2006-192 NC Election audit language improved. See SECTION 7.(b) G.S. 163‑182.2(b) signed into law on August 3, 2006.
S.L. 2007-391 Eliminates the "No Match No Vote" policy in North Carolina that blocked thousands of eligible voters from registering to vote. Signed into law on 08/19/2007. See "Making sure it counts" in the Aug 29,07 issue of the Washington Daily News. |
Following the low turnout Labor Commissioner runoff, some organizations are promoting "instant runoff"as a solution. The solution may be worse than the problem. Making elections more complex is never a good idea. Find out why we urge you to oppose Instant Runoff Experiments. Don't let your elections be a beta test and risk votes to miscounts and fraud.
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