To the Duke Community,
Today is the first day of early voting in North Carolina for the 2024 general election. I encourage eligible voters to cast your ballot either here in North Carolina, or wherever you call home, during the early voting period or on Election Day on November 5.
Beginning today and through November 2, early voting locations throughout the state are open, including in Durham, Wake and Orange counties, where the majority of Duke students, faculty and staff live.
If you are eligible to vote in Durham County, you can do so at the early voting site at the Karsh Alumni and Visitors Center, 2080 Duke University Road. I am grateful to the Duke Votes team and the Durham Board of Elections for making our campus a key early voting site for members of the Duke community and our neighbors in Durham.
Before heading to the polls, make sure to bring an acceptable form of photo identification, which can include a North Carolina driver’s license, an approved Duke ID card (students only), and others. Duke Votes is an excellent resource for non-partisan voting information and resources for voting here in North Carolina or in your home state if you are not a North Carolina resident.
In order to allow Duke employees flexibility in casting their vote, Duke University and Duke Health encourage supervisors to cancel nonessential meetings on November 5 and be flexible with scheduling to enable staff members who are unable to vote outside normal work hours to do so before, during, or after their assigned shifts. On Election Day, Karsh will not be a polling location, so you will need to cast a ballot at your assigned polling place.
Thank you for participating in our democracy.