WCNC | 'Western North Carolina will vote' | State reassures voters after Helene @WCNC | Uploaded October 2024 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
Two days before early voting begins in North Carolina, election officials across the state are finalizing plans to ensure every vote is counted. This is especially true in hard-hit western North Carolina where some polling places are rendered unusable after damage from Helene.
The North Carolina Board of Elections assured voters on Tuesday that polling places will be ready by the start of early voting Thursday.
"Western North Carolina will vote," Karen Bell, the executive director of the state's board of elections, said on Tuesday.
In September, Helene knocked out power, washed out roads and left dozens of polling places unusable.
"The vast majority [of polling places] are going to be open and available to the voters in some shape or form," Bell said. "It might require a generator, it might require a porta-potty, but we are getting those sites open."
However, in Avery County, only five of the original sites can be used.
READ MORE: wcnc.com/article/weather/hurricane/helene/western-north-carolina-avery-county-voting-after-helene/275-27852a0f-3e09-4e39-bf17-e0edd3ec07c2
Two days before early voting begins in North Carolina, election officials across the state are finalizing plans to ensure every vote is counted. This is especially true in hard-hit western North Carolina where some polling places are rendered unusable after damage from Helene.
The North Carolina Board of Elections assured voters on Tuesday that polling places will be ready by the start of early voting Thursday.
"Western North Carolina will vote," Karen Bell, the executive director of the state's board of elections, said on Tuesday.
In September, Helene knocked out power, washed out roads and left dozens of polling places unusable.
"The vast majority [of polling places] are going to be open and available to the voters in some shape or form," Bell said. "It might require a generator, it might require a porta-potty, but we are getting those sites open."
However, in Avery County, only five of the original sites can be used.
READ MORE: wcnc.com/article/weather/hurricane/helene/western-north-carolina-avery-county-voting-after-helene/275-27852a0f-3e09-4e39-bf17-e0edd3ec07c2
