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NORTH CAROLINA, USA — Early voting is officially underway in North Carolina as of Thursday, Oct. 17. Despite the challenges in the western portion of the state from Hurricane Helene, polling ...

Voters wait to cast their ballot on the first day of early in-person voting in Marion, North Carolina, one of the mountainous counties badly affected by Hurricane Helene, on October 17 ...

North Carolina has set an early voting record, the State Board of Elections announced Sunday. More than 4.2 million voters cast early ballots at in-person voting sites, officials said, adding that ...

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SO WE’LL LOOK AT THE NUMBERS HERE. MORE THAN 1.5 MILLION PEOPLE CAST THEIR BALLOTS EARLY IN SOUTH CAROLINA. IN NORTH CAROLINA, WE’RE TOLD MORE THAN 4.4 MILLION PEOPLE VOTED EARLY IN THE STATE.

In 2020, 3.6 million North Carolinians cast their ballots early, marking the previous record. As of Sunday morning, including absentee voting, nearly 4.5 million voters already cast ballots in the ...