More than half a million absentee ballots collected so far in North Carolina
More than half a million absentee ballots have been cast and collected in North Carolina as of Tuesday, according to the State Board of Elections.
Posted — UpdatedA majority of ballots cast early were from registered Democrats, according to elections officials. Seventeen percent of ballots already collected were from registered Republicans, and more than 30 percent were from unaffiliated voters.
More than 8,000 people who cast their ballot were overseas, according to election officials. A little more than 3,000 members of the military have voted absentee so far.
North Carolina has more than 7.2 million registered voters. About a third of them aren't affiliated with any party. Nearly 36 percent are registered Democrats, and 30 percent are registered Republicans.
Wake County election officials have collected the most absentee ballots in the state so far, at more than 74,000. Mecklenburg County voters have had more than 66,000 of their absentee ballots collected.
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