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Duke University senior Catherine Flanagan arrived at the March 2024 polls excited and prepared, with her driver\u2019s license and list of preferred candidates in hand.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI thought, \u2018This will be a breeze. I’ll just fly straight through,\u2019\u201d said Flanagan.<\/span><\/p>\n

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B<\/span>u<\/span>t she barely made it inside before discovering that her New York driver\u2019s license would not be acce<\/span>pted due to a technicality: under North Carolina\u2019s new voter ID laws, out-of-state IDs are only valid if a voter registers within 90 days of the election.<\/p>\n

Flanagan was handed a provisional ballot, a temporary ballot issued when a voter\u2019s eligibility is in question. To ensure her vote counted, she would need to come back later, bringing her passport to the county Board of Elections office.<\/p>\n

But she couldn\u2019t make it. \u201cI didn’t have a car on campus, and so I was lucky to have even made it to the polls,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Her provisional ballot was thrown away, along with those of hundreds of other students, according to <\/span>State Board of Elections data<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI felt guilty and a little silly for having taken the time to do all of that,\u201d said Flanagan.<\/span><\/p>\n

Youth votes can sway election outcomes. In 2008, the last time <\/span>North Carolina <\/span><\/a>voted blue<\/span> in a presidential election, youth voters helped flip the state. Barack Obama won the state by less than one percent, and <\/span>e<\/span>xit polls<\/span><\/a> revealed that he lost every age group except 18- to 29-year-olds.<\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

The stakes are high as Election Day approaches, with Harris and Trump running neck and neck in North Carolina. Yet, since the 2008 election, young people in North Carolina have been issued provisional ballots at disproportionate rates, a trend that has complicated the voting process and left many students confused. <\/span>Between 2008 and 2020<\/span><\/a>, youth voters in North Carolina were 14 times more likely to cast provisional ballots than were voters older than 65.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

And <\/span>in North Carolina in 2020, <\/span><\/a>over 10,000 voters aged 18-25 cast provisional ballots. Some 80 percent \u2014\u00a0nearly 8,000 ballots \u2014\u00a0were thrown out.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cElections are decided on the basis of these provisional ballots,\u201d said Gunther Peck, an associate professor of history at Duke University.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Source: Rutgers Law Review article<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Youth votes at risk<\/b><\/p>\n

A provisional ballot is intended to be a safeguard, helping guarantee every citizen\u2019s right to cast their vote. In North Carolina, provisional ballots are <\/span>most commonly issued<\/span><\/a> if a voter\u2019s registration cannot be found, the address on their registration is incorrect, they show up at the wrong precinct, or they do not have an acceptable ID.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sometimes, voters are issued provisional ballots for no fault of their own \u2014 election workers can make clerical errors such as misspelling a voter\u2019s name while registering them, said Peck.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Once a provisional ballot is cast, the county Board of Elections staff researches voter eligibility and determines whether the vote will count. If problems arise with a ballot, a voter can also take additional steps to ensure that their vote counts. Poll workers are supposed to inform voters of those additional steps.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Election results are not finalized until provisional ballots are counted.<\/span><\/p>\n

Yet provisional ballots can give students and other voters the false impression that they\u2019ve cast a vote, Peck said. Some students realize only after the fact that their ballot was discarded \u2014\u00a0if they learn it at all.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In the March primary race, <\/span>1 in 8 Duke University student ballots<\/span> were <\/span><\/a>tossed, a throw-away rate nearly twice that of the Durham County average. Rejection rates were even higher at nearby N.C. Central University.<\/span><\/p>\n

Provisional ballots can be issued to any voter. But students are particularly vulnerable because they move addresses annually and are often unsure how to update their voter registrations.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe things that are a normal part of the undergraduate experience \u2014 moving, changing dorms every year \u2014 create risk,\u201d Peck said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Students can sort out those problems during the early voting period, between Oct. 17 and Nov. 2.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But students who show up on Nov. 5 without valid registration will be issued a provisional ballot.<\/span><\/p>\n

The new North Carolina voter ID law has also created confusion because students are unsure what IDs to bring to the polls. Valid passports, North Carolina drivers licenses, and pre-approved physical student ID cards will be accepted. Students can also use driver\u2019s licenses and other government-issued IDs from other states \u2014 but only if they register within 90 days of the election. Digital student ID cards will not be accepted.<\/span><\/p>\n

Avoiding a provisional ballot<\/b><\/p>\n

Derek Bowens, elections director for Durham County, says provisional ballots should be a last resort.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t want anybody to vote a provisional ballot,\u201d Bowens said. \u201cAnd there’s a lot of remedies for folks not to have to vote provisional.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Those remedies include registering to vote and showing up to early voting, he said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Voters who did not register before the Oct. 11 deadline can use same-day registration during early voting.\u00a0 However, they should bring some proof of North Carolina residence to the polls. For students, that might be a campus housing agreement or lease agreement.<\/span><\/p>\n

And voters who do not show up during early voting can also take steps to avoid being issued a provisional ballot on Election Day. They can look themselves up on the <\/span>state l<\/b>ookup tool<\/b><\/a> to ensure they are registered, use the <\/span>polling places search tool<\/b> <\/a>to see what voting site they should go to based on their home address, and bring a proper ID according to N.C. ‘s <\/span>ID guidelines<\/b><\/a>.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Still, Bowens urges students to vote early. Provisional ballots are more rare during the early voting period, he said, because students can update any issues with their registration with time to spare.<\/span><\/p>\n

If students and other voters are offered a provisional ballot during early voting, they can also decline the ballot, fix their registration issue, and return to cast a regular ballot, said Kate Fellman, executive director of You Can Vote, a nonprofit organization that educates and registers N.C. voters.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe’re so lucky to have that 17 days of early voting,\u201d Fellman said.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIf you show up to early voting and there\u2019s an issue, you don\u2019t have to cast a ballot,\u201d she said. \u201c<\/span>If you forgot it [your ID], go back, get it and then try again.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If voters are redirected to the help desk and handed a ballot marked \u201cprovisional,\u201d they should ask questions, Fellman added.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cVoting is not a test,\u201d she said. \u201cAsk, \u2018Why is this the ballot I\u2019m being offered? Is there any other way I could get a regular ballot?\u2019\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If voters are confused or unsatisfied with the response they receive, they can call Democracy North Carolina\u2019s nonpartisan voter hotline (888) OUR-VOTE Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you must cast a provisional ballot, you should<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cIf you try everything and get stuck still with a provisional ballot,\u201d said Peck, \u201cyou should still cast it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Voters who cast provisional ballots should receive a set of instructions, including information on checking the status of their ballot, said Bowens. Sometimes, as in the case of an invalid ID, voters can bring materials to the county Board of Elections office within 10 days of the election to resolve problems with their provisional ballot.<\/span><\/p>\n

Students and others who receive a provisional ballot should also receive an identification number for the ballot, which they can use to track its status online. Voters with questions about how to cure their provisional ballots can call the Durham County Board of Elections at (919) 560-0700.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe wil assist you,\u201d said Bowens. \u201cWe want to make sure that you have the opportunity to vote, and vote a traditional ballot.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Peck hopes students and other young voters will take necessary steps to ensure their votes count.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s the first time voting for many students.\u201d he said. \u201cSo it’s not just one vote in one election. It’s a lifetime of engagement with this thing we call democracy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Above: Duke University senior Catherine Flanagan thought she had voted in the March primary, but her provisional ballot was ultimately rejected. Photo by Abigail Bromberger \u2014 The 9th Street Journal<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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