Charlotte. – Early voting for the primary elections of May 17 began today, Thursday, April 28 in North Carolina, in the hundred counties of the state, and will last until Saturday, May 14.
Federal and state charges in dispute
In the voting machines, North Carolinians will be able to digitally find the candidates for the Senate and the Federal House of Representatives on the ballot; the North Carolina General Assembly, state Senate and House; the Supreme Court and the North Carolina Court of Appeals.
local stalls
In addition, in some municipalities you will find candidates for local election positions derived from the elections that were postponed in 2021, due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the delay in the delivery of Census data to enhance the redistricting of districts.
The electoral ballot also includes the candidates for local elections for the votes of cities and municipalities that hold their elections in even-numbered years.
North Carolina voters are not required to show photo ID for these primary elections, according to the North Carolina State Board of Elections.
Democrats and Republicans
In the primary elections, registered voters must choose the Democratic and Republican candidates, who will represent them in the general elections in November.
Unaffiliated primary voters may choose the Democratic or Republican ticket or a nonpartisan ballot.
the nominees
The candidates who win each contest on their party’s ticket will become the nominees and appear on the November general election ballot.
To become the party’s nominee, the candidate must win the nomination with at least 30 percent of the vote plus one.
If no candidate reaches the total needed to be the nominee in a contest on the ballot, a second primary can be held on July 26.
voting precincts
The Mecklenburg, Wake, Durham, Guilford and Forsyth County Boards of Elections have set up voting precincts for early elections. The same is true of the other 95 North Carolina counties.
More than 7 million
For Thursday, April 28, in North Carolina there was an electoral universe of 7,279,113 voters.
The number of Latino citizens to vote in the state was 250,291.
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