Halloween is the last day you can vote early in North Carolina
More than 58 percent of registered voters in North Carolina have already cast ballots in this year's elections, with a day of early voting and Election Day itself still to go.
Posted — UpdatedAnyone planning to mail in an absentee ballot to avoid the lines at polling sites needs to get the ballots in the mail as soon as possible. It won't be counted if it's not received or postmarked by Tuesday. More than 900,000 absentee ballots have been cast in North Carolina, according to data from the state board of elections.
- Before heading to the polls check out WRAL's voter guide and get to know the candidates on your ballot. You can also view a sample ballot from the North Carolina State Board of elections.
- Curbside voting is available to some voters on Saturday who are unable to enter the polling place. Check to see if you are eligible for curbside voting.
- Check weekend voting hours, and see which competitive races are in your district.
NC poised to break voter record turnout
To break that record, about 870,000 people need to vote across the state on Saturday or next Tuesday.
Rosa Paschall, 77, registered and voted for the first time in her life in Wilson County, and she encouraged others to get out and have their voices heard.
“I feel like an American again, that I am just as special as everybody else is,” Paschall said. “You can’t say anything about things that’s going on if you didn’t go out and help the party you wanted.”
More than 60 percent of Wake County's registered voters have cast ballots, and state officials say the county has the five busiest early voting sites in North Carolina: Apex Community Center, Herbert C. Young Community Center in Cary and Abbott's Creek Community Center, Lake Lynn Community Center and Wake Technical Community College's North Campus, all in north Raleigh.
“I had been planning to vote on Election Day, and then I thought, ‘You know, I just don’t want to jam up,'" voter Julia Bryan said.
Bryan encouraged people to get informed about candidates and get to the ballot box.
"Whatever your viewpoint, you think these are very critical times, and you must vote," she said. "We’ve really got to show how democracy moves through challenges and unusual times, and I think we can with this election."
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