State Board of Elections Executive Director Karen Brinson Bell on Saturday issued an order mandating one-stop early voting hours on Sunday in the following 3^rd Congressional District counties affected by Hurricane Dorian:

Camden

Currituck

Dare

Pasquotank

Perquimans

Tyrrell

In each of these counties, early voting, including same-day registration, will be available from noon to 3 p.m. on Sunday, September 8 at the county board of elections office only.

The other 11 counties in the 3^rd Congressional District held voting hours Saturday, September 7.

State law provides that the executive director, as the chief state elections official, may exercise emergency powers to conduct an election in districts where the normal schedule has been disrupted by a natural disaster. G.S. § 163A-750(a)(1).

Election Day in the 3rd Congressional District is Tuesday, September 10. Polls will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. 

For updates on Hurricane Dorian’s impact on voting in North Carolina, visit https://www.ncsbe.gov/VotingandDisasters.

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