Summary:
- Carolina Forward’s 2024 voter guide covers all statewide offices and referenda
- County-specific voter guides are available in 8 counties
- North Carolina voters should reject extremism
Today, Carolina Forward is releasing its statewide 2024 Voter Guide. This simple guide covers all statewide elected offices, as well as the proposed state constitutional amendment. With early in-person voting beginning on Thursday, October 17th, voters may use the Carolina Forward voter guide as a tool to inform their choices.
See a downloadable voter guide in PDF here.
Readers can find early in-person voting sites in your county at this page from You Can Vote. Those who prefer to vote absentee by mail can find full instructions here. Bear in mind that absentee ballots must be requested by October 29th, but it is imperative that they be requested and returned as soon as possible.
Printing off the voter guide? See this black and white version optimized for printing.
In addition, Carolina Forward is offering county-specific voter guides for residents of the following counties:
Selections for Carolina Forward’s voter guide were determined by analyzing candidate qualifications and policy positions, without regard to party affiliation. We analyzed candidate policy positions, public statements and, where available, previous votes.
Taken together, the 2024 Republican statewide ticket is, by a large measure, the most politically extreme in living memory. It includes a long list of unattractive policy priorities, such as abolishing taxes on corporations, weaponizing public office to pursue personal partisan vendettas, defunding public education and continuing to disenfranchise voters through Republican partisan gerrymandering. Beyond policy positions, however, that ticket has also elevated a list of bizarre, fringe personalities, from “Bathroom” Dan Bishop to Qanon supporter Michele Morrow. Of course, it is led by Lt. Governor Mark Robinson, a man whose disgraceful personal conduct and total disinterest in the business of governing has long since disqualified him from serious consideration for office.
In this year’s election, Carolina Forward recommends that voters reject political extremism and, instead, choose pragmatic, moderate governance that aims to elevate all North Carolinians. The Carolina Forward Voter Guide is the best way to do so.