North Carolina starts early voting after recent hurricane damage

North Carolina a key state in the upcoming presidential race‚ is set to kick off early voting tomorrow. This comes in the wake of Hurricane Helene which hit the states western region few weeks ago leaving some areas without basic utilities.

Tina Veitch a local resident‚ chose to stay in her storm-affected area to cast her vote. She said “The amount of hoops you have to jump through to just do it was not worth it ... So we were like Were just going to stay til tomorrow at least and vote“ (referring to absentee voting)

The states importance in the election between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump cant be overstated – polls show a neck-and-neck race. Hurricane Helene which caused widespread destruction has raised concerns about its effect on voter turnout

North Carolinas election board has been working to assess storm damage to polling locations. In the 25 western counties listed in the federal disaster declaration 76 early voting sites will open tomorrow (compared to 80 planned before the storm)

Early voting has been North Carolinians preferred method of casting ballots in the past two presidential elections. Despite the challenges posed by the recent hurricane‚ the state is striving to ensure that citizens can exercise their right to vote

The amount of hoops you have to jump through to just do it was not worth it ... So we were like‚ Were just going to stay til tomorrow at least and vote