The polls are open in North Carolina. Today marks the first of 17 days of one-stop absentee voting. Commonly known as early voting, this period allows any registered voter to cast an absentee ballot in person before Election Day. Early voting ends on Saturday, Nov. 5.
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County boards of elections offices across North Carolina have scheduled more than 42,400 total hours of early voting for the 2016 general election, a 16 percent increase over 2012. Also, the 444 early voting locations statewide represent a 21 percent increase over 2012.
The State Board of Elections will hold a public meeting by teleconference on Monday, September 19, 2016, at 4:00 p.m.
The State Board of Elections will hold a public meeting on Thursday, September 8, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. in its boardroom located at 441 North Harrington Street, Raleigh.
Beginning Thursday, voters will have more early voting opportunities than in the 2012 primary, the last comparable election cycle. More than 360 early voting sites across the state will host 25,300 hours of voting during the 10-day early voting period that ends Saturday March 12.
The State Board of Elections today announced there will be more early voting locations across North Carolina than in any prior off-year election. A total of 366 one-stop sites will host 25,735.5 hours of early voting, including 68.8% more evening hours than in 2010, the most recent non-presidential general election.
The State Board of Elections is encouraging voters to check their proper polling location ahead of Tuesday’s Primary. Changes to election law effective this year require voters to appear at their proper polling location or risk disqualification of their entire ballot. One-stop early voting concluded Saturday with 259,590 votes cast over the 10-day period.
The State Board of Elections announced today that early voting turnout ahead of Tuesday’s Primary has already surpassed early votes cast in the most recent non-presidential primary year: 2010. Counties report early voting totals at 199,904 as of 2 p.m. Friday, compared to 172,972 votes cast over the 17-day early voting period in 2010. This represents an overall increase in turnout of 0.8% over 2010, adjusting for increased registration.