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NC House Offering Own Changes to Address Absentee Fraud

Posted by Associated Press | Aug 12, 2019 | State Government

The North Carolina House has offered another version of legislation designed to prevent mail-in absentee ballot fraud that prosecutors say occurred last fall and caused officials to require a new congressional election. Rep....

NC Senate Approves Bill Changing Absentee, Early Voting

Posted by Associated Press | Jul 10, 2019 | State Government

The bill changes the procedure for requesting and returning absentee ballots, and also restores early voting on the Saturday before Election Day.

More Than 43,000 Vote Early in Orange County

Posted by Blake Hodge | Nov 5, 2018 | Election

Orange County nearly doubled its early voting turnout in 2018 when compared with the 2014 mid-term election. The Orange County Board of Elections reported 43,253 votes were cast over the 18-day early voting period that concluded...

Orange County Surpasses 2014 Early Voting Total

Posted by Blake Hodge | Oct 29, 2018 | Election

The 3,166 votes cast over the weekend across the five early voting locations in Orange County pushed the 2018 early voting numbers beyond the 2014 mid-term early voting totals with a week of early voting remaining. The Orange...

High Turnout for First Chance at Sunday Voting in Orange County

Posted by Blake Hodge | Oct 22, 2018 | Election

Nearly 1,200 votes were cast by Orange County residents on Sunday. This was the first time Sunday voting had been permitted as part of the county’s early voting plan. The 1,195 residents who voted on Sunday pushed the overall...

First Orange County Early Voting Totals Show Slight Bump from 2014 Mid-Term

Posted by Blake Hodge | Oct 18, 2018 | Election

Totals from the first day of the early voting period are up slightly in Orange County when compared with the last mid-term election. The Orange County Board of Elections reported 2,785 votes were cast on Wednesday, the first day...

Orange County Early Voting Sites Open Wednesday

Posted by Blake Hodge | Oct 16, 2018 | Election

Early voting gets underway in Orange County and across North Carolina Wednesday morning. New state law sets weekday hours during the early voting period from 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. at each early voting location, of which there are five...

Orange County Commissioners Meeting Over Hog Day, Early Voting Conflict

Posted by Blake Hodge | Oct 9, 2018 | Local Government

Orange County Commissioners are scheduled to meet in special session Tuesday night to discuss a potential conflict between early voting and Hog Day in Hillsborough. Hog Day was canceled due to Hurricane Florence last month. When...

Sunday Voting Approved for First Time in Orange County

Posted by Blake Hodge | Aug 6, 2018 | Election

Orange County voters will have a chance to cast their ballots on Sundays during the early voting period for the first time this fall. The North Carolina Bipartisan Board of Elections and Ethics Enforcement voted in a Sunday...

State Board Sets Meeting to Decide Early Voting Plan for Orange County

Posted by Blake Hodge | Aug 2, 2018 | Election

The North Carolina Bipartisan Board of Elections and Ethics Enforcement has set a meeting to establish early voting hours and locations for counties that could not agree to a plan at the local level. Orange County is among the...

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