According to the unofficial numbers the Wake County Board of Elections published online after the close of Tuesday’s voting, 343,951 people have voted early out of the 858,899 voter pool.
That is 40 percent of the entire eligible voters! It does not include the number of people who have voted by mail and returned their ballots. This election may break all participation records.
There are still three days to vote early: Thursday, October 31, and November 1 and 2, Friday and Saturday. On Thursday and Friday the polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., and on Saturday the polls will open at 8 a.m. but close early at 3 p.m.
On Election Day, Wake County and all North Carolina counties will open the polls at 6:30 a.m. and close them at 7:30 p.m., allowing those in line to vote at 7:30 to vote.
You have been able to vote in any of the voting sites across Wake County during early voting, but on election day you must vote in your precinct. If you vote at a site which is not your precinct you will have to use a provisional ballot. All this information is available and much more at WakeGov.com/board of elections.
At the Wake Forest early voting site, the Wake County Regional Center on Holding Avenue, lines of people have curled around the building and there have been long lines of cars holding those who use curbside voting. As of close of voting on Tuesday, 15,871 people have voted at the Regional Center.
Wake County has 857,569 registered voters as of today, and the largest group is Unaffiliated with 376,899 There are 292,442 Democrats, 180,524 Republicans, 6,030 Libertarians, 482 Green, 32 Constitution, 90 We the People, 89 Justice For All, 50 No Labels.
To find Early Voting locations and check current wait times, visit WakeVotesEarly.com. The site includes an interactive map, hours, details about each voting site, answers to frequently asked questions, and more. Voters can check their voter registration and download a sample ballot customized to their address at ReadyToVote.com. For more information, call the Wake County Board of Elections at 919-404-4040.
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