Another 181 voters visited early polls Wednesday, bringing the total vote count so far to 2,078.
Board of Elections data showed that the BoE office was busiest poll on Wednesday, with 101 ballots cast, followed by Tabor City with 29, Chadbourn with 24, Ransom with 20, and Fair Bluff with nine.
Tuesday’s party primaries will determine who will be the nominees from the major parties on the November ballot. A number of races will be determined in the primaries, since only candidates from one party signed up to run. In some cases, parties only fielded single candidates, which means those hopefuls will automatically move forward to the November election.
Early voting ends Saturday at 3 p.m. There are no Sunday polls in Columbus this election cycle.
Voters who opt to cast a ballot on Election Day (Tuesday) must go to their assigned precincts.
A valid form of authorized is also required to cast a ballot in the Tuesday primary. Voter IDs can be obtained for free at the Board of Elections office only through Saturday.
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