RALEIGH — Determined to continue a streak of winning close races in North Carolina, Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel announced North Carolina’s state buildout for “Bank Your Vote” and introduced the state leadership team for next year’s elections.
“To beat Joe Biden and North Carolina Democrats in 2024, we must ensure that Republicans bank as many pre-Election Day votes as possible. The RNC is proud to work with Republican leaders across the state to encourage voters to Bank Your Vote and deliver Republican victories up and down the ballot next November,” said McDaniel in a statement.
Ahead of 2024, the Bank Your Vote operation is leveraging the full infrastructure of the RNC, the North Carolina Republican Party, and what the party calls “historic investments in a data-driven ground game” to encourage voters to “bank” their votes before Election Day.
In addition to hiring full-time staff and activating a statewide volunteer network, North Carolina will have a state-specific voter resource page at NC.BankYourVote.com, which includes important dates, pre-Election Day voting processes, links to state government sites where voters can learn more about voting early, and options for voters to sign up to receive digital reminders for pre-Election Day voting options.
The RNC published a video featuring over a dozen Republicans supporting the effort, including former President Donald Trump.
Republicans nationally have made improving absentee ballot return rates, early in-person voting and ballot harvesting a priority. That has also been a focus of North Carolina Republican Party Chairman Michael Whatley, who led the party through winning the presidential race in 2020, two U.S. Senate races, reclaiming supermajorities in the General Assembly and retaking both the North Carolina Supreme Court and Court of Appeals.
“The North Carolina Republican Party has long been proud to work with the RNC, and partnering on the Bank Your Vote program is an important initiative as we head into this critical election cycle,” said Whatley, who also serves as the RNC general counsel. “More than half of all Republicans and Independent Voters in North Carolina will vote before Election Day in 2024 and we must focus on communicating with them to lock in as many Republican votes as possible – Bank Your Vote will do exactly that.”
Republicans involved in the effort say improving on the overall number of pre-Election Day voters is the key to ultimately securing victory in 2024.
That also includes improving voter confidence in elections, which began with Protect Your Voter efforts in 2022. State Republicans had over 16,000 poll watchers covering over 25,000 shifts across the state, which equated to 90% coverage in North Carolina, according to party leadership.
Rep. Richard Hudson (NC-09), who is leading the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) this year, said he is fired up to have the program running in North Carolina.
“Republican voters must know how, when, and where to ‘bank’ their votes before Election Day, making a difference in must-win races,” he said.
The Bank Your Vote North Carolina leadership team comprises of Sen. Ted Budd, Reps. Hudson, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), Greg Murphy (NC-03), Virginia Foxx (NC-05), David Rouzer (NC-07); Whatley, who is also leading election integrity efforts; the state’s RNC committeeman and committeewoman, Ed Broyhill and Kyshia Brassington; and former state Rep. Carolyn Justice, who is leading the grassroots effort.
“North Carolinians know that we cannot afford another four years of the failed Democrat policies of Joe Biden and Roy Cooper. That’s why Republicans in the Old North State are fully committed to securely ‘Bank Your Vote’ to ensure huge Republican victories up and down the ballot next November,” said Sen. Budd.
