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70,000 Voters Must Fix Their Registrations or Face Hurdle at the Polls Thousands of North Carolinians will have to cast a provisional ballot in the 2026 midterms if they don’t update their voter registration information.

Through no fault of their own, more than 70,000 North Carolinians could hit an extra obstacle when trying to cast a ballot in this year’s primaries. www.theassemblync.com/news/politic...

Register to vote online or by paper form. | NC Voter Voter registration deadlines. | Check that your voter registration is current. | Register online if you have a state-issued ID or driver’s license.

One month until Primary Election Day. March 3 will be here before you know it. This is when North Carolina chooses who makes it to the November ballot. Don't let other people decide your options. Early voting starts Feb 12. Check your registration with Demnc.co/register #NCpol

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We stand with every student who showed out and spoke up at today's @ncsbe meeting.

We're with you, #NCAT. 💛

North Carolina State Board of Elections Eliminates Early Voting Site at Nation’s Largest HBCU - Democracy NC MORRISVILLE, NC (January, 13, 2026) – Following a tense meeting to review early voting plans for the 2026 primary elections, the North Carolina State Board of Elections approved a Guilford County plan...

Following a tense meeting to review EV plans for the 2026 primary, the @ncsbe approved a Guilford County plan that will eliminate voting access for students at North Carolina A&T State University, the nation's largest public HBCU.⁠
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Have you found it easy to access early voting sites at your local university?

When you make it harder for students to vote, you are saying their voices do not matter. Our democracy is stronger when everyone can participate.🧵

During the 2025 municipal election, an estimated 14,000 students from just these two schools cast their votes on campus. This is a direct attack on young, and particularly Black voters.

College voting sites are under attack and dozens of students and advocates from NC A&T and UNCG were attempting to speak at the @ncsbe meeting today about removing these critical campus voting sites. #NCpol 🧵

If you would like to listen to today's NCSBE meeting, you can join by listening through this link! #NCPol ncsbe.gov/news…

New Republican election officials make voting harder in North Carolina Read more here.

North Carolina’s elections are being run by partisan Republicans who are making it clear they don’t want certain people to vote. As election officials prepare for the 2026 elections, it’s critical for voters to keep a close eye on local boards, @billycorriher.bsky.social writes.

How to Vote Absentee by Mail | NC Voter No special excuse needed to vote by mail. | Request your absentee ballot online. | Return your mail-in ballot by Election Day. | Track your absentee ballot.

TODAY: Absentee ballots are being mailed across NC for the March 3 primary. If you requested yours, watch your mail. Haven't requested it yet? Don't delay. February 17 at 5 p.m. is the hard deadline. Request now: demnc.co/absentee #NCPol

Tonight in #SnowHill : The Road to Fair Maps Tour begins. 6 pm at Greene County Community Center. This is your space to ask questions about the October redistricting process, share frustrations, and help build the path forward. Sign up: Demnc.co/events

If you're on the Registration Repair list, update your voter record NOW with the link below!Add your driver's license or SSN before you vote in 2026 to avoid the provisional ballot requirement. Don't let bureaucracy silence your voice. ✅ with Demnc.co/repair

The Registration Repair list has dropped from about 103,000 six months ago to 71,770 now. But among active voters who have voted recently, about 6,700 are voters of color, including 4,400 Black voters, 1,100 Hispanic/Latinx voters, 400 Asian voters, still facing this barrier. 🧵🪡

Project these numbers to a busy midterm election: that could mean 250+ rejected ballots, plus hundreds more voters who simply walk away when told to use a provisional ballot. And the list still has 71,770 voters heading into 2026.
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Those 17 rejected ballots? Overwhelmingly voters of color: 10 Black voters, 2 Mixed Race voters, 1 Latina, 4 White voters. Several rejections were due to poll worker errors like missing signatures on the provisional ballot form, not voter mistakes.🧵🪡

1,085 Registration Repair voters cast provisional ballots in the municipal elections. They had to wait in the Help Desk line, fill out extra forms, and provide their missing ID number. While 98.4% of those ballots ultimately counted, 17 did not.🧵🪡

🚨🗳️ Registration Repair Update: We now have data from the 2025 municipal elections, and it confirms what we've been warning about. Here's what happened when over 1,000 affected voters showed up to cast their ballots. 🧵🪡 #NCPol

Project these numbers to a busy midterm election: that could mean 250+ rejected ballots, plus hundreds more voters who simply walk away when told to use a provisional ballot. And the list still has 71,770 voters heading into 2026.🧵🪡

Those 17 rejected ballots? Overwhelmingly voters of color: 10 Black voters, 2 Mixed Race voters, 1 Latina, 4 White voters. Several rejections were due to poll worker errors like missing signatures on the provisional ballot form, not voter mistakes.🧵🪡

1,085 Registration Repair voters cast provisional ballots in the municipal elections. They had to wait in the Help Desk line, fill out extra forms, and provide their missing ID number. While 98.4% of those ballots ultimately counted, 17 did not.🧵🪡

Register to vote online or by paper form. | NC Voter Voter registration deadlines. | Check that your voter registration is current. | Register online if you have a state-issued ID or driver’s license.

Early voting starts in 35 days (February 12). That sounds like a lot of time, but it's not. Before early voting begins, the voter registration deadline is February 6. You have one month to get registered. Do it now, not later: demnc.co/register #NCPol

Our school boards shape the future of public education. Pay attention to what they're doing and hold them accountable. Our teachers and students are counting on us to show up.

This is why school board races matter. The people elected last year to oversee our schools decide whether teachers can afford to stay in the classroom and whether students get the support they need to thrive.⁠

Teachers at 52 schools walked out to demand fair pay, restored benefits, and the resources our students deserve. When NC ranks 43rd in teacher pay and last in school funding nationally, something has to change.

Today, educators across North Carolina took a stand for our public schools, and we stand with them. #NCEducation

How to Vote Absentee by Mail | NC Voter No special excuse needed to vote by mail. | Request your absentee ballot online. | Return your mail-in ballot by Election Day. | Track your absentee ballot.

In 5 days (January 12), counties start mailing absentee ballots for the primary. If you plan to vote by mail, request your ballot NOW. The February 17 deadline will sneak up on you. Don't wait until the last minute: demnc.co/absentee #NCpol

Register to vote online or by paper form. | NC Voter Voter registration deadlines. | Check that your voter registration is current. | Register online if you have a state-issued ID or driver’s license.

Every election, people show up to vote and discover they're not registered or their information is outdated. Don't let that be you. Moved recently? Changed your name? Not sure if you're registered? Check now and fix it before it's too late: demnc.co/register #NCPol

We're kicking off “The Road to Fair Maps” Town Hall Tour in Snow Hill Monday, January 12 at 6pm. When lawmakers redraw our maps behind closed doors, communities lose power. Join us to talk about what happened and where we go from here. Sign up: demnc.co/events #NCpol