Voter Services / Protection

Voter Services / Protection

 

Volunteer Opportunities I Vote411 IReports of Note I Sourced Information

 

Team Leaders

The Voter Services Committee had two in person meetings this spring. At both meetings we planned for and shared ideas in preparation for extensive voter outreach prior to the 2024 General Election. We need your help! Our goal is to spread the message that everyone should vote and to provide them with the information they need to make sure that their vote counts.

 

 

 

Volunteer Opportunities

Join the Voter Services Team to help prepare for the 2024 General Election Season: Please fill out this information form if you would like to participate in voter outreach events where we will provide: 

Voter Education/Information/Registration

CHECK VOTER REGISTRATION

REGISTER VOTERS

Provide VOTER INFORMATION onVoter ID requirements, Voting by Mail, and

Early Voting

DEMONSTRATE how to use Vote411

Help us plan for additional events and methods of reaching voters. Fill out the information form so you can be contacted regarding planning meetings and events. We need volunteers from all three counties as we hope to expand our outreach in the general election cycle. 

 

 

***Attention***:

I have added one more volunteer opening to each of the slots on the SignUp Genius. If you want to help out but everything was full when you last looked, please access the signup below. It would be especially helpful to have an extra person at the first and last slots of the day for each event.  

Upcoming Events, Click here for sign ups and more information: 

August 24: Playmakers Theater Season Kickoff in Chapel Hill- 

September 8: Durham Central Park Food Truck Rodeo

September 13 and 14: Hillsborough Hog Day

September 15: LUSH Cosmetics at Southpoint Mall

September 21: Hispanic Heritage Festival in Siler City

September 21: Durham CenterFest

September 22: Durham CenterFest

September 23: Durham Main Library, 11AM -1 PM

October 9: Chatham Community Library

October 9: Chapel Hill Public Library (in conjunction with performance by Storyteller Milbre Burch)

October 14: Chatham Community Library

Stay Tuned for info on postcard writing get together, door hangers distribution, additional Voter Outreach events, registration drives in local high schools, and of course, opportunities to help with Vote411!

 

 

 
 
 
 

 

 

  • Information for Volunteers: 

Two LWVNC videos that help train volunteers as they register voters in North Carolina in 2024. Short version 3 minute video. Long version 6 minute video.

If you are a Durham Unit member, or assisting Durham County voters, please read over this important press release from the DCBOE regarding the signature match pilot. 

 

Vote411

  • Our team is gearing up for fall elections, and need help! For the uninitiated, Vote411.org is a nationwide, nonpartisan website that generates a personalized voter guide for voters who enter their address. League volunteers contact candidates in their area to invite them to share information about their campaign. The candidates' unedited information is then publized in Vote411 to help spread the word to voters in their community about their candidacy for local, state, or national office. We especially need people in Orange County, but Durham and Chatham also need volunteers to help contact candidates and distribute Vote411 road signs, flyers, etc. Contact Val Gist at lwv.valgist [at] gmail.com

Local Boards of Election Observers

  • Having one or more League members at the monthly meetings of the county Boards of Elections is easy. Meetings are open to the public and Boards are pleased to have observers. There is a time for public comment, but it is also fine just to go listen. You will learn a great deal about how the Board does its work of making elections fair, secure, and accessible. And developing an ongoing relationship between the local Board and the local League is a excellent foundation for substantive two-way communication. If you are interested in volunteering to attend BOE meetings, contact Maureen Galvin
    • The Chatham team is well-established but would be delighted to have other members join to 'learn the ropes.
    • In Orange and Durham it would be great if a League member brought a friend to share the fun!
      • The Orange Board meets on the 1st Tuesday of each month at 4pm at the Board office (208 S Cameron St, Hillsborough, NC 27278) Website
      • Orange County BOE Minutes
    • The Durham Board typically meets on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 5pm. Location and meeting time occasionally vary; information is available on their website.
  • It is critical that we have volunteers to attend the local boards of election meetings to advocate for the following issues:
  1. Protect Sunday voting, with a special emphasis on religious accommodation. Orthodox Jews will not drive or participate in a Saturday voting day, so for those who work, Sunday is the only day for them to vote during early voting.
  2. Ensure that locations for early voting are easy for college students, the elderly, rural citizens, etc. to use. Ensure that parking is available. Consider the needs of the handicapped.
  3. Consider geographical location. How many miles and how long will it take for a person to get to the nearest early voting sites?

 

Advocacy

  • The League of Women Voters is dedicated to keeping the polls open and accessible to all citizens. We work to protect voting rights at the both the state and federal level. Here are some actions you can take, and/or information you can share with friends,colleagues, and family members to encourage voter access and participation. 
    • Contact Information for your Senators and Representatives
    • Voter ID in North Carolina
      • July 14, 2023 News & Observer Op-Ed by Jennifer Rubin, LWVNC President: "These 7 changes to NC voting laws will confuse and alienate voters."PDF of N&O Op-ed
      • Help to clear up confusion by becoming familiar with the new requirements and spreading the word to help voters be prepared to vote. See this info sheet from the NCSBE or visit the Voter Information page on our website. 

    •  Vote411

      • Share this link with your contacts. 
    • Voter turnout information
      • Analysis of Voter Turn Out in 2022 November Midterm Elections in NC: Catawba College professor of politics and history Michael Bitzer published an analysis of voter turnout data in North Carolina's midterm election. It's interesting and worth reading in its entirety, but here are some highlights from the post.
    • Election Security information
      • Know the 10 facts about Election Security in NC
      • LWVNC has released a video that explains the post-election process to further voters’ understanding of how ballots are counted and how election results become official in the days after the polls close. The objective of the video – as well as a YouTube playlist consisting of excerpts from the longer video – is to help citizens feel confident in the election process and to counter messaging that causes voters to doubt the integrity of the elections process

Election Reports of Note

Sourced Information regarding voting

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