Most out-of-state students can and should register and vote in NC during Early Voting

North Carolina is a coin flip.  Nobody claims that it is far from 50-50 and if they do it’s fuzzy math at best.

Nate Silver ranks North Carolina 4th in his Voter Power Index for the Presidential election, behind the 3 “blue wall” states (Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin).  Georgia is just behind North Carolina.  Here is the paywalled source for the Voter Power Index: www.natesilver.net/...

North Carolina is a “safety state” in that winning North Carolina could save Kamala’s bacon if she loses either Michigan or Wisconsin but wins the other two “blue wall” states.

You can register and vote on the same day with one trip to an Early Voting site in North Carolina.

Every North Carolina out-of-state college student not a permanent resident in a “blue wall” state should register and vote in North Carolina during Early Voting, assuming that they have not already voted in another state. If you have requested an absentee ballot from another state, you are not obligated to use it. (It’s close to a 50-50 decision for students who have the option of voting in Georgia.)  This is assuming that electing Kamala Harris is the most important consideration.

Here’s the skinny on how to do it: www.ncsbe.gov/…

You can do it at any Early Voting site in your county of residence in North Carolina.  Early Voting runs from October 17 till November 2.   You need to be in line by 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024.

You will need to bring a qualified ID, here is info on what qualifies www.ncsbe.gov/….  Most will already have a qualified ID and all have time to get one.

You will also need proof of residence, see this link on what is required www.ncsbe.gov/…. You have time to arrange to get this if you don’t already have it.

If you have any questions or problems voting, call the N.C. Democratic Party hotline [phone]) www.ncdp.org/…