Early voting ends Saturday at 3 p.m., but more than 7,600 ballots have already been cast in Tuesday’s elections. The Columbus County Board of Elections reported 7,686 ballots cast at end of day Thursd...
Wednesday’s early vote totals showed 6,931 voters have gone to the polls so far for the Nov. 3 election. The five polls reported 773 voters Wednesday, the second highest turnout so far during the earl...
Almost 15 percent of Columbus County voters have cast an early ballot for the Nov. 3 election. As of Monday, the Columbus County Board of Elections said that 5,415 ballots have been cast at the county...
Early voting wrapped up its first full week with 4,601 ballots cast as of Friday. Turnout continues to be strong across the state as well as Columbus County, despite the usual midterm doldrums. Democr...
Early voting totals hit 3,966 for the first six days on Thursday, with 625 ballots being cast at all five polls. Whiteville had the most traffic, with 304 ballots cast. Chadbourn saw 96, followed by R...
After the usual initial surge, early voting has slightly slowed down again in Columbus County. Wednesday saw just 600 voters visiting the polls. The Board of Elections office had 331; Chadbourn 73; Fa...
Early polls slowed slightly on Tuesday, but voters continued to turn out and cast ballots. Tuesday’s total voter turnout was 664, the second slowest day since voting began Thursday. The Board of Elect...
It’s rare that we can look at a tax as a good thing, but the quarter-cent sales tax on the Nov. 3 ballot (also your early ballot) is a tax everyone should get behind. It’s one-quarter of one penny on ...
Three days into early voting, totals have already more than doubled the first day’s turnout. Early voting for the Nov. 3 election began Oct. 15, with 722 ballots cast. The next day (last Friday) staye...
Early voting was steady across Columbus county Thursday, but some precincts statewide were almost overwhelmed. More than 27,000 early voters cast ballots in the first few hours of early polls opening ...
Note: A correction has been made to the Soil and Water Commissioner races. We do apologize for the error. Early voting for the Nov. 3 election begins Oct. 15 in Columbus County. Any registered voter m...
The online Judicial Voter Guide: 2026 General Election is now available on the State Board of Elections’ website. The digital guide contains information about this year’s candidates for North Carolina...
Columbus County will continue to have five early polls but Sunday polls will not be open this year. State law requires that all election rules for primaries and general elections be approved by unanim...
State officials will decide whether Columbus will have four or five early polls during what is expected to be a marathon meeting in Raleigh Thursday. Multiple counties across the state failed to reach...
Two hot political bills met their expected fate under Gov. Josh Stein’s veto pen Monday, likely leading to overrides by the General Assembly. House Bill 958 would make a number of changes to election ...
Ballots are now locked in for the Nov. 2 election in Columbus County. Two incumbents are unopposed for reelection to the Whiteville City School Board, but one race has drawn a challenger. Byron Fisher...