Voter Registration Deadline September 14

9/13/2007

Friday, September 14, is the last day to register to vote, update your address or change affiliation for the October 9 countywide election. The voter registration form must be postmarked by, or hand delivered to, the Wake County Board of Elections by this date.

Wake County voters will be asked to consider bonds for Wake Technical Community College, $92 million; Open Space Preservation, $50 million; and Wake County Public Libraries, $45 million. Information regarding the Wake County bond referenda can be viewed at www.wakegov.com/2007bonds or by calling Public Affairs at 919-856-5597.

Voters in the City of Raleigh will be voting on an $88.6-million Parks and Recreational Facilities Bond.

Due to a recent change in legislation, voters are now be able to register and vote at a One-Stop site. Absentee voting begins at the Board of Elections office on September 20, 2007.

NEW TYPE OF ELECTION SET FOR CARY: IT'S AS EASY AS 1, 2, 3

Cary voters will begin a new method of voting in the October 9th municipal election -- using a new kind of ballot. The new method -- called Instant Runoff Voting -- makes a separate runoff election unnecessary.

Instant Runoff Voting allows voters to mark their first choice and backup choices for each office at the same time. Using a ballot with three columns, voters can select up to three candidates in order of their preference: first, second, and third.

More information about the upcoming elections can be found online at www.wakegov.com/elections, or by calling the Wake County Board of Elections at 919-856-6240.

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