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Organizations across the Triad are working to get voters to head out to the polls. One of them is the High Point Branch of the NAACP.Members with the organization gathered at Cedrow Park in High Point Saturday morning to pick up flyers and hand them out by going door-to-door in the surrounding community. Branch president, Dr. Elma Hairston, says the flyers contain information to help voters make a plan. Our Get Out to Vote campaign is specifically designed to educate all of our community as to the new voter ID laws, as to why it’s so important to vote, making them aware that we do have rides to the polls available, she said. Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking hereAlong with voting logistics, the organization is handing out a packet of non-partisan information on the races and candidates in the election. Hairston says providing non-partisan information to voters is important.It’s not about telling people who to vote for, Hairston said. It’s about putting the information out there and allowing them to make their decision based on being informed.Keep up with the latest news and weather by downloading the WXII app here.Hairston says the organization has been working on Get Out to Vote efforts since June. During that time, she says she often hears about polarization from voters. Everything is so polarized, Hairston said. We should be able to have a conversation and agree to disagree and respect one another and go about our lives.Watch: NOWCAST streaming newscastsIn the final stretch before Election Day, Hairston says the organization has a simple message for voters. Your voice is your vote, she said. Don’t sit this one out. Please, please go out and vote.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Watch NOWCAST TV | Local News | National | News We Love |