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Newman Catholic Center commands big numbers
More than 1,000 vote in first three days of early voting
Staff Report
Issue date: 10/28/08 Section: News
For the first time in ECU history, an Early Voting site is being held on campus in hopes of encouraging students to vote. The Newman Catholic Student Center opened its doors to voters on Friday and will remain open until Nov. 1.
Located beside the Brewster Building, the Newman Catholic Student Center will not only host early voters, but register new voters as well.
Students can drop in Monday through Friday from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. and cast their vote before Election Day on Nov. 4. The Early Voting site has hosted over 1,000 voters since they opened and have registered approximately 58 new voters.
"It's been a steady response," said poll worker, Linda McGowan.
For many students, the election this November will be their first. In hopes of easing students into the voting process, The East Carolinian is providing a list of voting tips from Bob Hall, director of the nonpartisan watchdog group, Democracy North Carolina, that have been verified by the State Board of Elections.
• You may wear a button, hat, or shirt with a candidate's name as you quietly vote, but you may not actively draw attention to your choices.
• You may take a list of your choices into the polling place to help you remember, but do not show the list to others or leave it behind.
• You may vote for any candidate of your choice, regardless of the political party listed on your registration form.
• Voting a "straight-party ticket" does not include the president; you must vote for president and nonpartisan judges separately. If you vote on a paper ballot, look on both sides.
• You do not need an excuse to request an absentee ballot, but when you send it back, the form must include the signatures of two witnesses and their addresses.
• You do not need to show your registration card when you go to vote.
• New voters may need to show a form of ID when they first vote if the driver's license or Social Security number they listed on the registration form did not match government databases. Acceptable forms of ID with your name and current address include any government document (license, bill, letter, etc.), a utility bill (gas, phone, etc.), your check or bankcard statement or a payroll stub.
Located beside the Brewster Building, the Newman Catholic Student Center will not only host early voters, but register new voters as well.
Students can drop in Monday through Friday from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. and cast their vote before Election Day on Nov. 4. The Early Voting site has hosted over 1,000 voters since they opened and have registered approximately 58 new voters.
"It's been a steady response," said poll worker, Linda McGowan.
For many students, the election this November will be their first. In hopes of easing students into the voting process, The East Carolinian is providing a list of voting tips from Bob Hall, director of the nonpartisan watchdog group, Democracy North Carolina, that have been verified by the State Board of Elections.
• You may wear a button, hat, or shirt with a candidate's name as you quietly vote, but you may not actively draw attention to your choices.
• You may take a list of your choices into the polling place to help you remember, but do not show the list to others or leave it behind.
• You may vote for any candidate of your choice, regardless of the political party listed on your registration form.
• Voting a "straight-party ticket" does not include the president; you must vote for president and nonpartisan judges separately. If you vote on a paper ballot, look on both sides.
• You do not need an excuse to request an absentee ballot, but when you send it back, the form must include the signatures of two witnesses and their addresses.
• You do not need to show your registration card when you go to vote.
• New voters may need to show a form of ID when they first vote if the driver's license or Social Security number they listed on the registration form did not match government databases. Acceptable forms of ID with your name and current address include any government document (license, bill, letter, etc.), a utility bill (gas, phone, etc.), your check or bankcard statement or a payroll stub.
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