Phone Bank FAQs - NC Senate District 1
Democratic Candidate: Tess Judge
This district encompasses 11 counties in Eastern North Carolina and includes both the Outer Banks and many rural areas, including both largely white and largely black rural areas. While Governor Cooper lost this district by 10 points in 2016, the Democrat who ran for this seat in 2018 lost it by just 6 points. But the great news is that the Democrats running for NC House in the overlapping precincts lost it by just one point. We can flip this district in 2020!
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?
Tess Judge ran an excellent campaign in overlapping NC House District 6 in 2018, outperforming the very right partisan lean of her district by 15 points! She has an excellent shot at flipping this much-more-competitive district in 2020. Judge is a business and community leader who is running to ensure better access to health care, well-resourced public schools, advocacy for workers and small businesses, and equal access to the ballot box for voters. Visit her website for more information: www.tess4ncsenate.com
WHO IS MY CURRENT REPRESENTATIVE?
This district is currently represented by Bob Steinburg, a right-wing Republican who opposes gun control, bodily autonomy for women, marriage equality, and anti-discrimination laws and wants to “reduce or eliminate corporate taxes” and “greatly reduce” income taxes for high-income families while also decreasing the safety net for workers.
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 ballot; 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.
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. 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.