On September 14th, Kate Fellman, the founder and executive director of You Can Vote, gave an excellent presentation during Sacred Conversations on how to make a plan to vote. It inspired me to help other people vote during this unprecedented election year.
My family and I were worried about the COVID-19 pandemic, so we decided to make a plan to vote. First, we checked our voter registration information on the NC State Board of Elections voter search website and made any necessary updates on the NC DMV website. In order to have the option to vote by mail, we requested an absentee ballot on the NC State Board of Elections website on August 21st and about three weeks later, we received our ballots in the mail. As the pandemic got worse, my family decided to fill out and returned them to our county board of elections office. Using BallotTrax to track our ballots, we found out that our ballots were accepted on September 17th.
I know it’s early, but if you want to have the option to vote by mail, it takes some time to request and fill out and return your ballot, so make a plan to vote soon. Visit the Wake County Board of Elections website for more information. You can also contact me at bknapp4@gmail.com or 919-812-1129.