Re: Legislators proud of same-day registration

minnie — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 23:30:56 -0500

The Same Day Voter Registration Coalition is also proud of the NC General Assembly for passing Rep. Deborah Ross' legislation.

Wisconsin to look at NC early voting system

gercohen — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:38:18 -0500

Wisconsin will be looking at North Carolina's early voting system
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20081109/GPG0101/81109019/1207

Legislators proud of same-day registration

ryanteaguebeckwith — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:17:03 -0500

Early voting got all the publicity, but same-day registration was also a success.

State legislators on the elections law committee said they were proud of the record number of voters who cast ballots at one-stop sites in the weeks leading up to the election, but they were more excited about the early registration numbers.

According to figures compiled by the State Board of Elections, 91,736 North Carolinians registered at early voting centers and another 95,903 reported address changes, under election law changes allowed by a 2007 law.

In the May primary, 20,320 registered to vote and another 28,750 changed addresses.

The changes helped reduce the number of provisional ballots. Under the old system, people who reported address changes during early voting still cast a provisional ballot, while under the new system the voter registration was immediately updated.

For comparison, Wake County alone had about 4,000 provisional ballots this year and about 10,915 in 2004, according to legislative analyst Gerry Cohen.

State Rep. Paul Luebke said he expects other states to model North Carolina's early voting system. The only change he would suggest for the next elections would be to standardize the hours, encouraging local boards of elections to stay open longer in early voting.

Correction: An earlier version of the post misstated. the figures in the May primary.

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