Elections influence everything.
The pothole on the corner. The cost of your prescription. Your kid’s teacher’s salary. Voting gives us a voice in our society, but something as simple as your zip code, background, or age can make it much harder to use that voice.
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Voting inequities
Casting a ballot is objectively harder in some places than in others. For example, here in our home state of NC:
- You can be purged from the voter rolls simply for voting infrequently.
- Employers aren’t required to provide paid time off for voting. (Here at Nugget, we give all our full-time employees a paid day off to vote and volunteer!)
- With only one polling location in some counties, select voters can spend hours trying to cast a ballot.
When we advocate and vote for equal voting access, it’s in the hope that our kids’ imaginations continue to have space to play in the future!
Plot your voting path
- Register or update your registration.
- Text three friends and ask if they’re registered.
- Offer to drive an elderly neighbor to the polls.
- Research what’s on your local ballot.
- Volunteer at the polls.
- Know your rights
- Read up on the barriers facing voters in your own community and beyond.
- Report voter intimidation efforts or problems with voting.
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I'm in North Carolina
- The deadline to register to vote for the general election is Oct. 9
- Almost everyone needs a photo ID to vote. There are many forms of approved voter photo ID. Visit here to learn more.
- You can register and vote same-day during early voting from Oct. 15-Oct. 31 (Note: not on Election Day!)
- Check your registration status here.
- Know your rights!
I live elsewhere
Head to vote.gov to learn about your local voting rules and:
- Check your registration status
- Confirm key deadlines
- Make a plan
- Know your rights!
