The North Carolina Board of Elections released data showing early voting in the battleground state is down from the same time in 2020, but up from 2016.
Voting figures from North Carolina – a pivotal battleground state – indicate that despite the severe impact of Hurricane Helene, more than 200,000 votes have already been cast in counties that traditionally lean Republican. Early voting in North Carolina set a statewide record of over 350,000 ballots cast on Oct. 17. Over 2.
Data also shows that 1.42% more Democrats than Republicans have cast their vote, as of Sunday. After Hurricane Helene made a deadly sweep across western North Carolina, concerns over ballot box access prompted state lawmakers to adjust their voting rules ahead of early voting in the state.
To ensure voting access for residents in the affected areas, North Carolina lawmakers passed a bill on Thursday to require that the 13 counties open one early voting site per 30,000 individuals. Those identified in western North Carolina as most impacted have seen tens of thousands of votes cast, as of Sunday: Ashe , Avery , Buncombe , Haywood , Henderson , Madison , McDowell , Mitchell , Polk , Rutherford , Transylvania , Watauga , and Yancey .
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