By Mildred Robertson
My granddaughter turned 18 in July, 2026. One of the first things we did was visit the Wake County Board of Elections to register her to vote. She excitedly waited for her Voter ID to show up in the mail. And it did, this week. However, the last name on the voter ID card was not her last name.
We immediately headed to the Board of Elections to straighten it out. The clerk indicated that her form had been filled out properly, with her CORRECT name, and said they would start an investigation to see what went wrong. We were assured that her name was correct in the database, and that she would experience no problems when voting in the upcoming election. I took little comfort from that, and plan to make sure that we vote on October 15th, so that if there is a problem, we have time to rectify it before November 3, 2026.
I don't know if this was a nefarious attempt to disenfranchise my grandchild, or whether it was simply a clerical error. I await feedback from the Board of Elections to determine how this error occurred. If it happened to her, it is possible that it happened to other eligible voters; who knows how many.
Regardless, if you don't want to just cast a vote, but for that vote to be counted you must remain vigilant during this election season. We know that one party in particular plans to make it as difficult as possible for some of us to vote.
No matter how many elections you've voted in, check to ensure you are still on the roll. Have a plan on how and when you will vote. Determine where your polling place is, and if you wish to vote early learn the various locations around your county where you can cast your vote. You can get all that information from your county board of elections.
This election is too important for us to allow clerical errors, or malicious tampering to deny even one eligible voter access to the ballot box. Register. Plan. Vote in this primary election.
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