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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 telephonic meeting beginning at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, August 31, 2020.

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 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.

Through early Saturday afternoon, more than 3 million North Carolina voters had cast ballots in the 2016 General Election, either through in-person early voting or by mailing in absentee ballots. That’s 44 percent of the state’s registered voters.

Citing uncertainty caused by Hurricane Irma , North Carolina’s election agency is urging voters in the city of Charlotte and Cleveland County to take advantage of early voting opportunities ahead of Tuesday’s primary election.  Early voting in those areas ends at 1 p.m. Saturday.

The 17-day early voting period for the November municipal elections begins today (Thursday, Oct. 19) and runs through Saturday, Nov. 4.

 In-person early voting for the May 8 primary election begins Thursday (April 19) in North Carolina.

With early voting beginning Wednesday, the State Board of Elections & Ethics Enforcement is reminding members of the media about laws regarding media coverage at polling locations. Early voting begins Wednesday (October 17) and runs through November 3. Election Day is November 6.

In person early voting for the 2018 general election begins Wednesday (October 17) in North Carolina.