Voters across the state of North Carolina will start heading to the polls on Oct. 17 as the state’s early voting period begins.
Citizens will have until 3 p.m. on Nov. 2 to cast their ballots early in person and avoid typical Election Day lines.
With the state still reeling from Hurricane Helene, the challenge is how the state will ensure that those affected can vote.
“The people of western North Carolina will vote,” Karen Brinson Bell, executive director of the North Carolina State Board of Elections, said at an Oct. 15 press conference.
“Before the storm, 80 sites were planned, so we just lost a few, despite the extensive damage, loss of power, water, internet, and phone service, and the washing out of roads throughout the region,” she said….