It was after 11pm by the time the Associated Press called North Carolina for Donald Trump in 2016, but I was already hiding in an alley. 

It had been a long day, capping off a long three months, as an organizer in Greenville, and I just couldn't bear to face the party full of dedicated volunteers watching the election returns. 

When I worked up the courage to go back in, I was met with nothing but hugs and reassurances. “Next time,” my staging location captain told me as we cried. 

Next time for North Carolina starts now. 

The state begins sending out vote-by-mail ballots today, the first in the country to go out. That means the election has started in North Carolina, and people are voting now.

The good people of North Carolina, and our entire country, deserve better than Donald Trump. In two clicks, sign up to write letters to unlikely voters in North Carolina and other key states and urge them to cast their ballot for Kamala Harris and save democracy this election.

ADOPT VOTERS

The polls have made one thing clear: North Carolinians are still deciding who they want to be our next president. Trump is just barely ahead in the Tar Heel state, and your guess on which candidate will take the state’s 16 electoral college votes is about as good as anyone’s.

That’s where your handwritten letters come in handy. Writing letters is a proven way to encourage on-the-fence voters. Seeing your handwriting on paper urging them to cast a ballot this fall could make all the difference in a race with so much at stake. 

The numbers in North Carolina are close, and this is true in swing states all across the country. The personal touch of your handwritten letters may help someone decide if they’re going to vote and who they’re going to vote for—and that one vote may well decide who gets the keys to the White House. 

With that in mind, what are you waiting for? Grab your pen and paper, adopt voters in key states, and start writing letters today.

Thanks for all that you do, 

Maggie Moore
Senior Director of Digital Content & North Carolina Enthusiast, Stand Up America