Phone Bank FAQs - NC House District 1
Democratic Candidate: Emily Bunch Nicholson
Since voting to re-elect President Obama by 2 points in 2012, this district, in northeastern North Carolina, has voted for Republican candidates at all levels by 6-8 points in each subsequent election. The good news for Democrats is that the pool of untapped voters in 2018 – registered voters who did not vote – leans Democratic by 30 points! This means Democrats have an excellent chance to win this district back in a high-turnout election by centering the needs and priorities of the majority-Black Democratic base here. Five counties fall into this NC House district: Bertie, Chowan, Perquimans, Tyrell, and Washington.
WHO IS CALLING?
Refer them to flipnc.org. We are an all-volunteer, independent grassroots group working to elect progressives/ Democrats. If they ask for contact info, you must provide it. You can give them FLIP NC’s PO Box: PO Box 51236, Durham, NC 27727
WHO IS THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE?
Emily Bunch Nicholson is a Workforce Development professional, former educator, and Chowan County native. Her top priorities are to provide affordable, quality healthcare; ensure universal access to education from birth to adulthood; support sustainable economic growth in her region, and protect the environment. Visit her website for more information: emily4house.com
WHO IS MY CURRENT REPRESENTATIVE?
Our focus is on increasing name recognition for the Democratic candidate, but voters may ask about her opponent. The current incumbent is Republican Ed Goodwin, who has a long history of promoting the NC GOP priorities of cutting taxes for wealthy and corporations while cutting services for everyday North Carolinians. Goodwin opposes increasing school funding and teacher pay and voted against Medicaid, even though it would provide health care coverage to hundreds of thousands of people, lower health care costs for everyone, and ultimately cost the state nothing. According to Real Facts NC, Goodwin demonstrated his priorities as a former Chowan County Commissioner, when he “dealt with budget difficulties by making cuts to public services such as after school care, daycare, the public library, and support services for survivors of domestic violence.”
HOW DO I REGISTER TO VOTE?
North Carolinians who have a signature on file with the DMV can register or update their voter registration online. Voters can also register or update their voter registration at any early voting site in their county during early voting (Oct. 15-31) and then immediately cast their ballot. More info is available at www.youcanvote.org/getregistered. Voters without internet access and those with more questions can call 1-888-OUR-VOTE.
HOW DO I REQUEST AN ABSENTEE BALLOT?
Any registered voter can Vote by Mail in North Carolina by requesting an absentee ballot – no excuse is needed. Voters do not lose anything by requesting an absentee ballots; they may still choose to vote in person and simply destroy their absentee ballot.
Absentee ballots are now being mailed to those who request them. You can now track your ballot at northcarolina.ballottrax.net.
Voters can now request an absentee ballot online through the State Board of Elections Absentee Ballot Request Portal at votebymail.ncsbe.gov. Those without internet access can still submit a paper absentee ballot request to their county board of elections.
Absentee ballots must be postmarked by Election Day and received by the board of elections by 3 days after the election. Absentee ballots may also be returned in person to the county board of elections or any early voting site by a voter or a voter’s near relative (spouse, brother, sister, parent, grandparent, child, grandchild, mother-in-law, father-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, stepparent, or stepchild).
For more info, send voter to www.youcanvote.org/vote-by-mail. Voters without internet access and those with more questions can call 1-888-OUR-VOTE.
WHEN CAN I VOTE IN NORTH CAROLINA?
Early Voting: Oct. 15-31
Voters can register/ update their registration and vote the same day during Early Voting (but not on Election Day) at any early voting site in the county in which they are registered to vote.
Early voting info for: Bertie County / Chowan County / Perquimans County / Tyrell County / Washington County
Election Day: Nov. 3
HOW DO LOOK UP MY CURRENT REGISTRATION STATUS/POLLING LOCATION?
NC voters can look up their current registration status and find their polling location at the following link or by Googling “Am I registered to vote in NC” https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup
WHICH DISTRICTS AM I IN?
Most folks don’t know which districts they live in or who represents them, and it doesn’t help that many districts were redrawn after the last election. If voters are confused or would like to look up their current district(s)/ rep(s), they can do so here using their address: https://www.ncleg.gov/FindYourLegislators
RESOURCES FOR HELP WITH ISSUES RELATED TO COVID-19
Dial 2-1-1 to reach NC’s information hotline and talk with a specialist.