With a strong showing from mail-in and early voters, North Carolina on Friday eclipsed more than one million votes in the 2020 general election. With more than two weeks until Election Day, more than 14 percent of registered voters have already cast ballots.
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North Carolina voters turned out in droves on the weather-friendly first day of the early voting period Thursday, with nearly 230,000 ballots cast across the state as of 5:30 p.m. With a couple hours of voting to go, that number easily surpassed the total for the entire first day of early voting in 2016, when about 166,000 ballots were cast statewide.
The following is a statement from the State Board of Elections regarding recent social media posts suggesting that if an election worker writes on your ballot, it will invalidate your ballot. In North Carolina, this is false.
North Carolina’s 17-day, in-person early voting period begins Thursday, October 15, and ends Saturday, October 31. The State Board of Elections offers the following 10 tips for early voters.
Eligible individuals who want to cast their ballot on Election Day 2020 have until Friday, October 9 to register to vote.
“One-Stop,” in-person early voting is under way for primary voters in the 3rd Congressional District, which includes 17 counties in Eastern North Carolina and stretches from Camp Lejeune to the Virginia border. The early voting period ends Friday, April 26.
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.
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 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.
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.