Davie, state shattering early voting records

Published 1:59 pm Tuesday, October 29, 2024

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By the time early voting ends Saturday afternoon, well over half of the 33,141 registered voters in Davie County will have cast their ballot.
After Monday, some 14,703 Davie voters had done just that, reported Melissa Parker, Davie Board of Elections director.
Of those, 5,840 voted at the board office in Mocksville, 6,875 in Bermuda Run, and 1,988 at Jerusalem Fire Department. Any registered voter can cast an early ballot at any of the locations.
On election day, Nov. 5, voters will have to cast ballots at their local precinct.
The State Board of Elections reported that as of last Thursday, North Carolinians were well on their way to breaking early voting records. More than 2 million had voted early at that time. There are 7.8 million registered voters in North Carolina. The number represented a 6.6 percent increase in early votes compared to 2020, the last Presidential election.
Early voting continues through Saturday, Nov. 2 at the following locations:
• the Davie Board of Elections office, 161 Poplar St., Suite 102 (back of the Brock Building off N. Main St. in Mocksville;
• Bermuda Run Town Hall, 120 Kinderton Blvd. Suite 100 (Just off US 158.); and
• Jerusalem Volunteer Fire Department, 7185 NC 801 S., Mocksville.
Times for all locations are Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-7:30 p.m.; and Saturday, Nov. 2, from 8 a.m.-3 p.m.
Of the 33,141 registered voters in Davie, 16,819 are Republican, 11,424 Unaffiliated, and 4,682 Democrat.