Oct. 19. There was virtually no waiting in line this morning at Town Hall during the fifth day of Early Voting in North Carolina. Through Sunday, a total of 3,662 people voting early. Sunday was the least busy, with 384 votes cast; Thursday was the busiest, with 1,320. Hough High had a similar pattern: 300 […]
Oct. 16. By Dave Yochum. Thursday was a big day for Early Voting in Mecklenburg. County-wide, 35,269 people exercised their right to vote yesterday, the first day of Early Voting in North Carolina. A total of 1,320 people voted at Cornelius Town Hall, 918 at Hough High and 1,004 at the North Meck County Library. The […]
More than 10 percent of all registered voters in North Carolina have already requested an absentee ballot for the November election, according to the State Board of Elections. That’s a 1,400 percent increase compared to the same time in the 2016 election cycle. The uptick in requests is attributed to concerns about voting in-person during […]