On Wednesday, August 17, at 5 p.m., the Durham County Board of Elections will meet to adopt a 17-day Early Voting plan for the November 2016 General Election. Prompted by the new voting ruling expanding Early Voting by seven additional days, this meeting will determine your final options to vote early and whether the plan will mean longer lines and more confusion on Election Day. The board will decide: (1) whether to retain campus polling locations for staff and students of North Carolina Central University, Duke University and Durham Technical Community College; (2) whether to provide good satellite voting locations that serve underrepresented voters throughout the 17-day Early Voting period, including young voters and voters of color; and (3) whether to adopt evening and weekend hours over the 17-day Early Voting period, including three Saturdays and afternoon hours for at least one Sunday.
This is your last chance to take action for Early Voting – there are two ways to do it:
(1) Contact the BoE now (we've made it easy): demnc.co/durhamboe
(2) Attend the BoE meeting (pack the house): demnc.co/durhamboemtg