Your vote matters: 31 North Carolina elections decided by 1 vote, 69 elections by 5 or fewer

[TexasTowelie]

In North Carolina, a single vote can turn an election.

A study from nonpartisan voting rights advocacy group Democracy North Carolina shows that just a handful of votes – or in some cases, a single vote – can determine who wins or loses, especially in odd-year municipal elections.

Democracy North Carolina has been one of the most active groups in lawsuits and other actions opposing voter ID and other Republican-led election changes, and it also addresses issues of money in politics. It sometimes partners with the North Carolina NAACP.

Democracy North Carolina analyzed November 2015 elections in the state and determined that the mayor or a town council member in 69 cities won their election by five or fewer votes.

Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/election/article180619776.html

[Beartracks]

1. I remembers hearing that just a few votes in every precinct makes a huge difference...

... because you and your friends aren't trying to swing your whole county with your votes, you just need to shift your precinct -- a decidedly more do-able thing!

I think Michelle Obama pointed that out in a speech or online video last year.

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