803 absentee ballot applications already (and a how to)

Orange County already has received 803 absentee ballot applications (processing started just a week ago on September 7) including 200 received from addresses outside the US. Seems to me quite a large number for so early in the "season"

For those who like stats, here's a breakdown of the three types: civilian within the US, military anywhere, civilians outside the US (overseas). I broke out the party breakdown of overseas voters as they are interestingly even more heavily Democratic than the general pool. Overseas voters can be college students abroad, those on personal or business travel, expatriates whose last US residence was in Orange County, and even US citizens by birth who have never even been in the US (children of American born parents where the last residence of the parent was in Orange County)

(all registered voters)      50.54%       0.37%      17.3%      31.79% 

  If you are an Orange County registered voter want to vote by mail in Orange County, here's a "how to":

General Information

• There are 2 ways to request to receive absentee ballots by mail:
• In writing and mailed to:

                                           Orange County Board of Elections

                                           P.O. Box 220

   Hillsborough, NC 27278

• In person at the Board of Elections office located at:

                                 208 S. Cameron St, Hillsborough NC 27278.

• Requests may be submitted anytime during the calendar year of an election.
• Deadline to request is one week (7 days) prior to each election.
• Voter must submit a separate request for each election.

Information that should be provided in request:

• Voter’s name as registered and date of birth;
• Voter's Orange County address and address where the ballot is to be mailed - if different from the Orange County address.
• Voter’s email address and/or telephone number (within the states).
• Voter's (or near-relative's) signature.
• If the request is being submitted by a near-relative on the voter's behalf, the near-relative must state his/her name, address and relationship to the voter.
• Any registered Orange County voter. A near relative may request on the voter's behalf.
• A near relative, as defined by law, is a spouse, brother, sister, parent, grandparent, child, grandchild, mother-in-law, father-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, stepparent, stepchild, or verifiable legal guardian.