Volunteers work to sign up voters ahead of Friday registration deadline [Video]

CARY, N.C. (WTVD) — Inside Sophie’s Grill and Bar in Cary, a team of volunteers with the Western Wake Republican Club are organizing mailers to send to voters.

“(Voting) affects our everyday lives. It affects our families. It affects the taxes we pay, who gets elected. Every vote counts,” said Sandy Joiner, who serves as president of the group.

Joiner says her team has signed up about 50 new voters through a series of events and outreach strategies.

“We’ve been going to local festivals, Apex Peak Fest, Asia Fest, HollyFest last year and we sign up, ask people if they want to vote,” said Joiner.

Volunteers also carry registration forms, ready to engage in spur-of-the-moment conversations with prospective voters.

“We’re trying to inform voters. I’ve got all the forms I keep with me. I think all of our volunteers have them in our cars,” Joiner said.

Friday is the voter registration deadline in North …