More than 1,200 registered voters cast ballots during the opening four days of one-stop voting at five sites in Bladen County, according to figures released by the Board of Elections.
The Board of Elections office at 301 South Cypress Street in Elizabethtown saw 661 registered voters cast a ballot from Thursday, Oct. 20 through Sunday, Oct. 23 among candidates for U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, several judgeships, Bladen Sheriff’s Office, Bladen Board of Education and a handful of other Bladen County offices.
Other vote totals from one-stop sites for the four days are Bladenboro 204, Tar Heel 148, Dublin 131 and East Arcadia 124. The vote totals for opening day from the five sites were 532 on Thursday, Oct. 20, 408 on Friday, Oct. 21, 188 on Saturday, Oct. 22 and 140 on Sunday, Oct. 23.
Hours for one-stop — or early voting as it’s often referred — are 8 a.m.-7:30 p.m. weekdays, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays and 1-5 p.m. Sundays.
Sites are:
• Bladen County Board of Elections office, 301 S. Cypress St., Elizabethtown.
• Old Spaulding-Monroe School, 508 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Bladenboro.
• Dublin Town Hall, 7386 Albert St.
• East Arcadia Town Hall, 1472 East Arcadia Dr., Riegelwood
• Tar Heel Municipal Building, 14867 N.C. 87 West
Registered voters may cast a ballot at any of the one-stop voting sites through Saturday, Nov. 5. Registered voters are required to cast a ballot at their assigned polling place on election day, which is Tuesday, Nov. 8.
Among the more closely watched local races is for sheriff where incumbent Jim McVicker faces Hakeem Brown in a rematch from 2018. In the Clerk of Superior Court race, Cristin Hursey and Althea Dixon Weaver are vying to replace Niki Dennis, who is retiring.
Click here for a full list of candidates.
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