Yet, since the 2008 election, young people in North Carolina have been issued provisional ballots at disproportionate rates, a trend that has complicated the voting process and left many students confused. And voters who do not show up during early voting can also take steps to avoid being issued a provisional ballot on Election Day. If students and other voters are offered a provisional ballot during early voting, they can also decline the ballot, fix their registration issue, and return to cast a regular ballot, said Kate Fellman, executive director of You Can Vote, a nonprofit organization that educates and registers NC voters.