Votes counted even if not reflected in online database
North Carolina elections officials said Thursday that it could take a few weeks until records are updated to reflect in an online database whether someone cast a ballot in this year's election.
>>> LENA, THOSE STORIES AND MUCH MORE BEGINNING AT THE TOP OF THE HOUR. >> LOOK FORWARD TO IT, DAVID. THANK YOU. WE ARE HEARING FROM VOTERS, CONCERNED BECAUSE THEY DON'T SEE A RECORD OF THEIR VOTES IN STATE ONLINE VOTER LOOKUP SYSTEM. DON'T WORRY, IT HAS ALMOST CERTAINLY BEEN COUNTED. TRAVIS JOINS US TO EXPLAIN. TRAVIS? >> YOU WILL SEE, IF YOU PUT YOUR NAME IN IT, YOU CAN CONFIRM WHETHER YOU ARE REGISTERED, IT SHOWS A RECORD OF WHETHER OR NOT YOU HAVE VOTED, NOT WHO YOU VOTED FOR, JUST WHETHER YOU VOTED. THIS VOTER GAVE US PERMISSION TO USE HER AS AN EXAMPLE. NORMAL YOU CLICK RIGHT HERE, VOTER HISTORY, TO SEE YOUR RECORD OF WHAT PRIMARIES YOU VOTED IN. BUFFET YOU VOTED IN PERSON ON THIS ELECTION DAY, IT WON'T SHOW UP HERE YET, NOT INSTILL THE STATES VOTER HISTORIES ARE FINALIZED, WHICH MAY TAKE DAYS OR EVEN WEEKS. IF THERE IS NOTHING FOR YOU NOW, THAT DOES NOT MEAN IT DIDN'T RECORD YOUR VOTE, IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE THERE YET. IF YOU VOTED ON ELECTION DAY. NOW IF YOU VOTED EARLY, YOU ARE LOCKED INTO THE SYSTEM NOW, AND YOU CAN LOOK THAT UP. BUT ALL VOTING EARLY IS ABSENTEE VOTING, EVEN IF YOU VOTE IN PERSON. YOU DON'T CLICK HERE, YOU CLICK DOWN HERE, YOU CAN SEE OUR EXAMPLE, VOTED EARLY ON BALLOT RETURN, IN PERSON, AND ACCEPTED. NOW AS WE GET CLOSER TO THE NEXT ELECTION, THIS INFORMATION IS ACTUALLY GOING TO MOVE UP HERE. IT CAN BE A LITTLE CONFUSING, BUT THAT TOO, IS NORMAL. I KNOW THIS STUFF IS PUBLIC IT SOMETIMES, BUT REMEMBER, THERE IS AN ARMY OF PEOPLE OUT THERE, LOCAL ELECTION STAFFERS, PEOPLE YOU MAY KNOW, MAKING SURE YOUR VOTE COUNTS. ANY QUESTIONS? KEEP THEM COMING INTO THE STATION HERE, WE WILL GET ANSWERS. >> THANKS SO MUCH, TRAVIS. YOU CAN EMAIL ANY QUESTIONS OR ISSUES YOU HAVE WITH VOTING FOR