They launched their events on National Voter Registration Day, which is a non-partisan civic holiday established in 2012.
"What we're all about is getting information to voters and giving them an opportunity to register and making it as easy as possible," said Gaye Williams, President of the League of Women Voters of Wake County.
They're putting increased emphasis on their online presence and social media, opting to focus on voter education, particularly around municipal elections. According to the State Board of Elections, in 2023, municipal elections voter turnout in North Carolina was just 13.8%
"It is so critical for our democracy for people to be able to exercise their right and their obligation to vote. It is the way we, the people, are heard by our government," Williams said.
"We take them through step by step on how to go to vote, helping them go out, making sure they know who they want to vote for. We have municipal elections going on this year, so what a mayor does or what the city council does. Those education pieces we take on with us," said Abi Ranganathan, the Voter Engagement Director at North Carolina Asian Americans Together.
Ranganathan said they are working to connect with younger voters.
"In the Triangle, we have about 16 events, mostly on college campuses, to kind of interact with our youth, because that's a huge voting population that has a gap," said Ranganathan.
US Census data showed that Asian Americans are the state's fastest-growing ethnic group, increasing by 64$ from 2010 to 2020.
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"We want to make sure our voices are heard and we're building power as well. A lot of our issues stem from in language access and kind of not having that cultural background of registering to vote or going out to vote," Ranganathan shared.
There are 831,297 registered voters in Wake County, the most of any county in North Carolina.
"We are seeing that number of registered voters grow on a daily basis," said Wake County Board of Elections Director Olivia McCall.
She is encouraging residents to check their registration status at readytovote.com, and reach out to staff if you have any questions about your registration. McCall shared what steps to take if you need to update your information, including if you've moved into the county.
"The main way is submitting an updated voter registration form to our office with that updated address. We can go ahead and get that changed in the system and then you'll get mailed a new voter card to that address. The other way, we actually partner with the Department of Motor Vehicles, so you can actually update your information that way," said McCall.
McCall further discussed the impact of the Registration Repair Project.
"The Registration Repair Project was an effort that was led by the State Board of Elections, that was really just to collect that ID from existing registered voters that may not have had a North Carolina driver's license or DMV ID or Social Security number actually in the state database. Letters have been mailed to those that were affected. The biggest thing is if you've gotten one of those letters, make sure that you get that information back to us," McCall said.