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Register and Vote
ON CAMPUS by
November 1st!

Thursday, October 16, 2008, through Saturday November 1, 2008 at these locations, including the Old Trinity Room in the West Union Building, behind the Alumni Lounge, halfway between the Duke Card Office and Alpine Bagels. Call 560-0700 for directions or questions.

All voters have the option of voting early.  No excuse is needed.  The process is very similar to voting on Election Day:  Voters walk into any One-Stop site and state their name and address.  If the information in BOE records needs updating, this can also be done during One-Stop Early Voting.  Voters will receive the exact same ballot they would receive on Election Day. The ballots will be counted on election night, like every other ballot.             
             
Not Registered?  Citizens may register to vote and vote with proper identification at any one stop site, October 16-November 1, 2008.

Please send comments or corrections to sara@duke.edu.

This information is provided by the Duke University Libraries as a service to the Duke University community. The Duke University Libraries do not endorse any political parties or candidates.

Voting ON CAMPUS (in the Old Trinity Room in the West Union Building) is possible ONLY during Early Voting, through November 1st.  On Election Day, you must vote at the polling place listed on your voter registration card.

Durham County residents, if you live:

Off Campus -- Check the Precinct Atlas

East Campus -- Precinct 2:  Watts Street Elementary School, 700 Watts St (map)

From East Campus, walk behind Bassett, Brown, or the East Campus Union to the wall.  Cross Buchanan Blvd., and walk to Urban Ave.  Walk 1 block on Urban to Watts St.  Watts Street Elementary is a red brick building on the corner of Watts and Urban, across from the Baptist Church. Polls open 6:30am to 7:30pm.

West Campus or Central Campus -- Precinct 5:  W. I. Patterson Recreation Center, 2000 Crest St. (map)

From Flowers Dr. or Anderson St., turn Left on Erwin Road, and Right at the light onto Fulton St. Patterson Rec Center is behind the VA Hospital on the corner of Fulton St. and Crest St., near Crest Street Park. Polls open 6:30am to 7:30pm.

On foot from West Campus, walk straight through the Davison Building, and follow the signs that say "Main Entrance."  Take the Red Elevators or the stairs next to the Gift Shop to the lower level.  Follow the signs that say "PRT."  Take a PRT tram or the covered footpath to Duke Hospital North. On the footpath, turn right at the Medical Center Library and follow the path to the Hospital. From the Hospital, follow the signs to the "Main Entrance."  Go out the Main Entrance, and you will be at the corner of Fulton St. and Erwin Rd.  Cross Erwin Road, and walk past the VA Hospital.  Patterson Rec Center is behind the VA Hospital on the corner of Fulton St. and Crest St., near Crest Street Park.

Early Voting Locations:   One-Stop No Excuse Absentee Voting

You can cast your ballot in person before Election Day from October 16-November 1, 2008, at the Durham Board of Elections, 706 W. Corporation St., off N. Duke St., near West Village Lofts and Brightleaf Square, and other locations, including the Old Trinity Room in the West Union Building on main west.

To register in North Carolina, fill out a
voter registration form online.

Then, print it, sign it, and mail it.  You can also fill out a paper registration form, which is available at public libraries, DMVs, and other locations.  Please PRINT NEATLY! The deadline to register to vote in a NC primary or general election is 25 days prior to the election (October 10, 2008).

The Board of Elections cannot use your dorm name and room number for your registration address.  You must use your campus location, rather than your dorm name and room number:

• If you live on East Campus, write DUKE-EAST
• If you live on West Campus, write DUKE-WEST
• If you live on East or West, select "Mailing address is different from above," and enter "PO Box [your number] Duke University, Durham, NC 27708" 
• If you live on Central Campus, write your street address
• If you live off campus, write your street address
• If you have moved from East Campus to West or Central Campus, you need to update your registration. If you have moved off-campus, you also need to update your registration.

You can register to vote and cast your ballot on campus in the North Carolina general election during One-Stop No Excuse Absentee Voting through

November 1, 2008

Election Day is November 4, 2008!

Durham Board of Elections

November 2008 Sample Ballot (.pdf)

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