MECKLENBURG COUNTY, N.C. ( QUEEN CITY NEWS ) – Early in-person voting begins on Thursday in North Carolina.
Election officials are set to open 419 early voting sites across the state.
Despite Hurricane Helene’s destruction of the western portion of the state, all 100 counties will have early voting options available .
Several counties, including Buncombe, Madison, and Watauga , modified voting schedules to add more flexibility for poll workers and voters.
Karen Brinson Bell, Executive Director of the NC State Board of Elections, said they will open 76 of the 80 planned early voting sites in the 25 counties listed in the federal disaster declaration.
Bell said countless people worked tirelessly to ensure that all registered voters in the hardest-hit areas could vote, regardless of disruptions to power and internet service, water resources, and road travel.
“An enormous amount of credit goes to our emergency management and FEMA partners, power companies, and, of course, the county boards of elections in the western part of the state,” Bell said. “To have almost all early voting sites open after such a devastating storm is an effort all North Carolinians should be proud of. We are especially grateful to residents of western North Carolina who suffered greatly from the storm but who will show up to work at early voting sites this week.”
Bell said 65 percent of North Carolina voters cast their ballot during in-person early voting in 2020. Early voting will be available until Nov. 2, the Saturday before Election Day.
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Voters can request an absentee ballot until Tuesday, Oct. 29. The deadline to return an absentee ballot is 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 5.
The regular deadline to register to vote passed on Oct. 11. Residents can still register in their county during the early voting period with same-day registration.
Registered voters must bring a photo ID to the polls. Voters in need of valid identification can request a free photo ID from their county board of elections office.
Early voting will take place at the following 33 locations in Mecklenburg County:
- Allegra Westbrooks Regional Library, 2412 Beatties Ford Rd Charlotte 28216
- Bank Of America Stadium, 800 S. Mint St. Charlotte 28202
- Bette Rae Thomas Recreation Center, 2921 Tuckaseegee Road Charlotte 28208
- Blakeney Crossing, 9941 Rea Road #D Charlotte 28277
- Bojangles Entertainment Complex, 2700 E. Independence Blvd. Charlotte 28205
- Cornelius Town Hall, 21445 Catawba Ave. Cornelius 28031
- CPCC Harper Campus, 315 W. Hebron St. Charlotte 28273
- David B. Waymer Recreation Center, 14008 Holbrooks Road Huntersville 28078
- Davidson Town Hall and Community Center, 51 South St. Davidson 28036
- Eastway Regional Recreation Center, 3150 Eastway Park Drive Charlotte 28213
- Founders Hall at Pineville Church, 8614 Pineville-Matthews Road, Charlotte 28226
- Goodwill Opportunity Campus, 5301 Wilkinson Blvd. Charlotte 28208
- Hal Marshall Annex, 618 N. College St. Charlotte 28202
- Hickory Grove Library, 5935 Hickory Grove Road Charlotte 28215
- Independence Regional Library, 6000 Conference Drive Charlotte 28212
- Camp North End Junior Achievement, 1701 N. Graham St. Charlotte 28206
- Marion Diehl Center, 2219 Tyvola Road Charlotte 28210
- Matthews Library, 230 Matthews Station St. Matthews 28105
- Matthews Corners, 2332 Matthews Township Parkway #B, Matthews 28105
- Mecklenburg Shrine Club, 5200 Mecklenburg Shrine Club Road Charlotte 28215
- Mint Hill Masonic Lodge, 10224 Lawyers Road, Charlotte 28227
- Mt. Island Library, 4420 Hoyt Galvin Way Charlotte 28214
- North County Regional Library, 16500 Holly Crest Lane Huntersville 28078
- Pineville Library, 505 Main St. Pineville 28134
- South Boulevard Library, 4429 South Blvd., Charlotte 28209
- South County Regional Library, 5801 Rea Road Charlotte 28277
- Southpark Area Rexford Rd, 2101 Rexford Road Charlotte 28211
- SouthPark Regional Library, 7015 Carnegie Blvd. Charlotte 28211
- Steele Creek Masonic Temple, 13611 Steele Creek Road Charlotte 28273
- The Bradshaw Center at Hillcrest, 8501 Bellhaven Blvd. Charlotte 28214
- UNC Charlotte Cone Center, 9025 University Road Charlotte 28223
- University Area Kohl’s, 9315 N. Tryon St. Charlotte 28262
- West Boulevard Library, 2157 West Blvd. Charlotte 28208
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