Woman takes midnight bus from DC to Durham to vote

DURHAM, NC (WTVD) — One woman refused to miss her chance to vote in the 2018 midterm elections, even if it meant taking a midnight bus from D.C. to Durham to cast her ballot.

Emily Miller, 22, is a recent college graduate who moved to the nation’s capital over the summer to work for a non-profit.

She registered for an absentee ballot before the deadline, but Monday night when it hadn’t arrived, she made the decision to buy a $33 Megabus ticket to her hometown of Durham where she’s still registered to vote.

“It’s so easy for us to vote here in America, even if it is a 258 mile journey to get to your polling place like it has been for me,” Miller said. “Absolutely it was worth it. Anything is worth it for our democracy.”

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