Early voting starts today

HIGH POINT — Early voting begins this morning for the fall general election, giving people a chance to cast ballots on races ranging from president to county offices about three weeks before Election Day on Nov. 5.

Launched 24 years ago as an experiment with casting ballots, in-person early voting has steadily grown as an option.

"In-person early voting has been the most popular form of voting in recent general elections, and we expect that will continue in 2024," said Karen Brinson Bell, executive director for the N.C. State Board of Elections. "In 2020, for example, 65% of North Carolina voters chose in-person early voting as their voting method. And back in the presidential election of 2016, 62% of NC voters chose to vote early."

Here's the early voting schedule for area counties:

The Guilford County Board of Elections will maintain five polling places for the greater High Point area. They are:

• Washington Terrace Park, 101 Gordon St.

• Deep River Recreation Center, 1529 Skeet Club Road.

• The Culler Senior Center at the former Oak Hollow Mall, 921 Eastchester Dr.

• Jamestown Town Hall, 301 E. Main St.

• Allen Jay Recreation Center, 1073 E. Springfield Road.

Weekday hours for Guilford County early voting sites will be 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. There will be four weekend days for early voting — Saturday, Oct. 19, and Saturday, Oct. 26, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday, Oct. 27, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and Saturday, Nov. 2, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Randolph County will have five sites for early voting. The polling place for the northern part of the county will switch back to the Randolph Community Services Building at 213 Balfour Dr. in Archdale from the Braxton Craven gymnasium in Trinity.

Weekday hours for Randolph County early voting locations will be 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. There will be four weekend days for early voting — Saturday, Oct. 19, Saturday, Oct. 26, and Saturday, Nov. 2, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Sunday, Oct. 27, from 1 to 5 p.m.

The Davidson County Board of Elections will have six early voting locations. The site for the northern part of the county remains the Thomasville Public Library at 14 Randolph St.

Weekday hours for Davidson County early voting sites will be from 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. There will be five weekend days for early voting — Saturday, Oct. 19, Saturday, Oct. 26, and Saturday, Nov. 2, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Sunday, Oct. 20, and Sunday, Oct. 27, from 1 to 4 p.m.

Voters have to cast a ballot during early voting in the county where they reside.

People who aren't registered to vote can register on the same day and vote during early voting.

Statewide, 419 early voting sites will be used across North Carolina. The N.C. State Elections Board recently implemented changes for voting procedures in about two dozen western North Carolina counties to cope with the disruption of Tropical Storm Helene.

Election offices For more information about voter registration or questions about voting, call your local board of elections office: • Guilford County Board of Elections offices in Greensboro at 336-641-3836 or High Point at 336-641-7895. • Randolph County, 336-318-6900. • Davidson County, 336-242-2190. {related_content_uuid}b50e743b-1dc9-4867-9444-530c76273093{/related_content_uuid}