If you know a NC high school teacher, high school student or parent of a student, please forward this message to them as soon as possible (or do this yourself in a school). Three quick facts: (1) The deadline to register to vote in the North Carolina primary is fast approaching – registration forms must be postmarked by April 11. (2) A 17 year old who will be 18 on November 4, 2014, can register now and vote in the primary and general election. (3) Even though some NC voting laws were changed, all high schools are still required to have voter registration forms and make them available to eligible students (NCGS 163-82.23 - see PS below). This is the perfect time to organize a registration table during lunch or an event to solicit registrations and hand out voter info cards. Democracy North Carolina can help volunteers conduct registration drives. Here’s a handy guide to help you begin; view the info cards here. Ask a teacher or administrator about setting up a registration table in the lunch room or at a school event. It really helps to have students with you for peer-to-peer contact! Call us at 919-286-6000 x 10 or write [email protected] for a “Register Here” sign, stickers, registration forms, voter-info cards, and other materials. You can take similar initiative to reach people at a community college, and in most public places you don’t need to ask for permission first – just show up with a clipboard, your smile, registration forms, our voter-info cards and say, “Are you registered to vote at your current address. . . . Here’s a pocket card with the new rules about voting in North Carolina.” Call Democracy North Carolina with questions and for the materials listed above. Don’t wait for someone else – you do it! Thanks, Bob Hall, Democracy North Carolina PS: Here’s the law about high school registration: * NC General Statute 163-82.23: “Every public high school shall make available to its students and others who are eligible to register to vote the application forms described in G.S. 163-82.3, and shall keep a sufficient supply of the forms so that they are always available. A local board of education may, but is not required to, designate high school employees to assist in completing the forms. Only employees who volunteer for this duty may be designated by boards of education.”
Posted on: Sun, 23 Mar 2014 19:19:10 +0000
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