Early voting begins across North Carolina
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Early voting for North Carolina’s 2026 midterm elections began Thursday, Oct. 15, with polling locations open across the state. Local news organizations published voting-site and scheduling information for communities including the Cape Fear region and Buncombe, Henderson and Wake counties.
WRAL reported strong first-day turnout in Wake County, while the Raleigh News & Observer said some counties offer tools that track wait times at early-voting sites. Democracy Docket reported that students were being targeted by voter-suppression efforts.
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