NC early votes surge to 2,166,723, one day left

[Hope And Change]

NC early votes surge to 2,166,723, one day left

by dean4ever

Sat Nov 01, 2008 at 06:58:45 AM PDT

A record 2,166,723 in person early votes have been cast in North Carolina, with early voting ending Saturday afternoon in North Carolina. A daily record 259,043 more votes were cast Friday at 364 locations. The final 2004 total was 984,294, this year's should exceed 2.3 million. Meanwhile, over 101,000 new voters have registered during early voting.

Blacks made up 25.20% of the Friday total, up from the 24.14% who early voted Thursday. Both numbers exceed the 21.6% of registered voters who are Black. Already, 45.19% of Black registered voters in North Carolina have voted early, compared with 32.07% of Whites. 40.90% of registered Democrats have already voted, compared with 30.27% of registered Republicans.

45 counties (including all urban areas except Wilmington) close polls today at 5 pm, 50 counties close at 1 pm and the other five in between. Closing hours were extended from the originally scheduled 1 pm statewide due to heavy turnout. Those in line at closing time at the 337 locations can vote.

In heavily Democratic Durham County (which Kerry carried 68-31 in 2004), 79% of the 2004 total vote has already been cast at early vote centers.


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http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/11/1/64059/7114/103/648745

[tekisui]

1. We are motivated here in NC.

With each day bringing more people to the polls, today has extended hours.

Maybe we will hit 2.5 million before election day.

[bigdarryl]

2. and the pollsters say the race is TIED!! unless McSane is getting a hell of a lot of

democrats supporting him looking at theses numbers I see a Obama win. How ever we don't know who's coming out on ELECTION DAY