--- title: Woman Goes on Midterms Road Trip After No Absentee Ballot description: A woman went on an epic trip to make sure that she cast her vote in the 2018 midterm elections after her absentee ballot was a no-show. canonical: https://time.com/5446202/woman-midterm-elections/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-11-06T18:22:42.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:55:51.429Z og:title: Woman Documents Epic Overnight Trip to Vote og:description: This woman goes the distance to do her civi duty og:url: https://time.com/5446202/woman-midterm-elections/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt73b9f372aeeaa2dc/69893e5f22fb853459e27149/woman-goes-on-epic-road-trip-to-vote-in-midterm-elections.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: US-VOTE-ELECTION og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Woman Documents Epic Overnight Trip to Vote twitter:description: This woman goes the distance to do her civi duty twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt73b9f372aeeaa2dc/69893e5f22fb853459e27149/woman-goes-on-epic-road-trip-to-vote-in-midterm-elections.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # By Bus, By Plane and With a Skincare Session. 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Alhambra is one of 6 cities in California's 49th Assembly District, the state's first legislative district where Asian-Americans make up the majority of the population. AFP PHOTO / Frederic J. BROWN (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images) Citizens vote on Election Day at Fire Station #71 in Alhambra, Los Angeles County, on November 6, 2012 in California, as Americans flock to the polls nationwide to decide between President Barack Obama, his Rebuplican challenger Mitt Romney, and a wide range of other issues. Alhambra is one of 6 cities in California's 49th Assembly District, the state's first legislative district where Asian-Americans make up the majority of the population. AFP PHOTO / Frederic J. BROWN (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images) FREDERIC J. BROWN—AFP/Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Nov 6, 2018 6:22 PM UTC An intrepid woman went on an epic road trip to make sure that she did her civic duty for the [2018 midterm elections](http://time.com/5445124/2018-midterm-races-to-watch/) after her [absentee ballot](http://time.com/5392621/midterms-voting-2018/) was a no-show. Emi Anne, the Chief Advocacy Officer at [Youth Caucus of America](http://time.com/4196949/caucus-history/), took to her Twitter to share her journey to vote in the midterm elections after her absentee ballot for North Carolina never arrived. Over an impressive 22-tweet thread, Emi gave a play-by-play live-tweet narrative of her adventure to get from Washington D.C. to Durham, North Carolina, which included an overnight bus, a trip to the polls, and a flight to make it back to D.C. in time for work the next morning. Along the way, Emi also found time to advocate for causes she believed in, make a playlist, listen to podcasts, stay hydrated and wear a face mask because “skincare stops for no election.” After about 17 hours of travel, Emi announced that she was back in D.C. and ready to “bring this election home!” Read all of Emi’s epic election adventure below. > [](https://twitter.com/f%5Femi%5Fnist/status/1059608352475529217) > [](https://twitter.com/f%5Femi%5Fnist/status/1059611833852743680) > [](https://twitter.com/f%5Femi%5Fnist/status/1059619644082978816) > [](https://twitter.com/f%5Femi%5Fnist/status/1059629616309157888) > [](https://twitter.com/f%5Femi%5Fnist/status/1059643457927548928) > [](https://twitter.com/f%5Femi%5Fnist/status/1059645604777865218) > [](https://twitter.com/f%5Femi%5Fnist/status/1059651632332488705) > [](https://twitter.com/f%5Femi%5Fnist/status/1059659191432941568) > [](https://twitter.com/f%5Femi%5Fnist/status/1059713884993609734) > [](https://twitter.com/f%5Femi%5Fnist/status/1059673386752843776) > [](https://twitter.com/f%5Femi%5Fnist/status/1059694906099171329) > [](https://twitter.com/f%5Femi%5Fnist/status/1059705636701855744) > [](https://twitter.com/f%5Femi%5Fnist/status/1059705638140473344) > [](https://twitter.com/f%5Femi%5Fnist/status/1059705639637839872) > [](https://twitter.com/f%5Femi%5Fnist/status/1059777081188515842) > [](https://twitter.com/f%5Femi%5Fnist/status/1059800194693369857) > [](https://twitter.com/f%5Femi%5Fnist/status/1059806590411464704) > [](https://twitter.com/f%5Femi%5Fnist/status/1059809712571670528) > [](https://twitter.com/f%5Femi%5Fnist/status/1059814932903067653) > [](https://twitter.com/f%5Femi%5Fnist/status/1059865999120494599) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5446202/woman-midterm-elections/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5446202/woman-midterm-elections/"},"headline":"By Bus, By Plane and With a Skincare Session. 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