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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · 3h

Pinehurst does not vote until Nov 4. Just 14 cities voted yesterday, none in Moore County

Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · 3h

Wake Co Bd of Elections will conduct municipal elections on Nov 4 for 13 municipalities. Early voting starts Thurs Oct 16 at the Board of Elections office in Raleigh, then sites open in Apex, Cary and Garner Sat Oct 25 for 8 consecutive days (including 2 Saturdays + 1 Sunday) ending Nov 1. #wakepol

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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · 1d

was just at Wake Co Precinct 08-03 (Sycamore Creek Elementary) with 581 Durham city voters living in Wake Co and eligible to vote in today’s city primary. At 11 am one vote cast. No candidate signs or campaigners (there was 1 early voter, and 0 absentee) Polls close 7:30p #ncpol

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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · 1d

Today (Tues Oct 7) 14 #ncpol municipalities have elections, with polls open 6:30 am to 7:30pm:
Durham
Louisburg
Rocky Mt
Fayetteville
Erwin
Henderson
Roxboro
Asheboro
Greensboro
Jamestown
New Bern
Elizabeth City
Dobbins Heights
Hickory

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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · 2d

While no municipality primarily located in Wake County has an election Tues Oct 7, a bunch within 2 counties away from Wake do:
Durham
Louisburg
Rocky Mt
Fayetteville
Erwin
Henderson
Roxboro
Asheboro

that's 8 of the 14 statewide voting Tuesday. #ncpol

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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · 3d

14 #ncpol cities vote Oct 7, with 33,298 votes cast as of Oct 4 (unofficial final in-person early plus mail ballots accepted thru Oct 4), 228 of in-person early votes are same day registrations. Images total votes cast by city, party, gender and race. 119 provisional ballots.

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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · 4d

Today (Sat Oct 4) is final day of early voting in 14 #ncpol cities with Oct 7 elections, all sites open 8am-3pm. Site list (also in images: s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov... Cities voting include Durham, Greensboro, Fayetteville, Louisburg, Henderson, Roxboro, Rocky Mt, Eliz City, New Bern

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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · 5d

However, in #ncpol cities with both Oct 7 primaries and Nov 4 elections (such as Durham, Fayetteville and Greensboro) absentee ballot mail-out for Nov 4 election will likely begin the week of Oct 13. /2

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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · 5d

absentee ballots begin mail-out today (Fr 10/3) by counties for Nov 4 municipal elections: www.ncsbe.gov/news/events/... / details on applying to vote by mail at: www.ncsbe.gov/voting/vote-... application deadline Tues Oct 21, TWO weeks before election /1 #ncpol

https://ncsbe.gov/news/events/ab…

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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · 7d

Early voting ends Sat Oct 4 in 14 NC cities with Oct 7 elections in #ncpol, site list bit.ly/42ZOQBA site look-up bit.ly/3VNavsS all open Sat 8a-3p, weekday hours Weds-Fri vary. Includes Durham, Fayetteville, Greensboro, Louisburg, Rocky Mt, Roxboro, Eliz City, Henderson, Erwin, Hickory, Jamestown

bit.ly

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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · 7d

Long article by Western Carolina Univ Professor @chriscooperwcu on the rise of the unaffiliated voter in #ncpol and changes in the law and demographics since the 1970s that propelled it www.theassemblync.com/politics/dem... (I’m quoted about happenings around 1989)

Democrats Are Losing Members in N.C. But Are the Republicans Gaining?

Much has been made of the decline in registered Democrats. But who is benefiting from that shift, and why, is more complicated.

www.theassemblync.com

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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · 12d

Wake County has posted sample ballots and a precinct key for 12 of 13 towns in the county voting Nov 4 at s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wakegov.com.... -the Durham city ballot will be posted after the Oct 7 primary results are certified. 113 of the county’s 216 precincts will be open #wakepol

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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · 15d

Of 5,952 votes cast early or by mail thru 9/22 for Oct 7 #ncpol elections in 14 towns, by voter party:
D 61.8%
R 14.4%
U 23.6%
Gr 0.1%
L 0.1%
also: 27 same day registrations, 14 provisional ballots /2

Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · 15d

#ncpol cities vote Oct 7, as of Sept 21 5,952 mail or early votes, by city:
Durham 1,971
New Bern 1,253
Fayetteville 976
Greensboro 528
Eliz City 324
Asheboro 291
Henderson 260
Louisburg 108
Roxboro 94
Rocky Mt 56
Hickory 55
Dobbins Hts 6
Jamestown 5
Erwin 4
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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · 22d

Wake Co will have 12 early voting sites (image) for Mar 3, 2026 primary. On the same day Raleigh will hold a non-partisan primary for Mayor/Council. Wake early voting will be all 17 days Feb 12-28, with 12 weekdays, 3 Sat and 2 Sun.
Wake sites in mid-term primaries:
2026 12
2022 8
2018 6
#ncpol

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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · 22d

Approved unanimously by Wake Co Bd of Elections 12 early vote sites for Mar 3, 2026 statewide primary: 5 in Raleigh, 1 each in Cary, Apex, Garner, Holly Springs, Fuquay-Varina, Wendell and Wake Forest. Sites open all 17 consecutive days Feb 12-28 #ncpol Last mid-term primary 2022 Wake had 8 sites

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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · 27d

updated by #ncsbe - list of 9 referenda in 7 local governments on November 4, 2025. Six towns and one county s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov... #ncpol

Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · Sep 7

Charlotte Sept 9 early voting totals include 86 same day registrations (likely adjusted up by 10 Monday). Totals don't include 36 provisional ballots: 21 Registration repair with NCDL/SS required, 6 ID exception forms, 9 miscellaneous categories, all 36 to be adjudged next week /2 #ncpol

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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · Sep 7

(Subject to likely small adjustments Monday), final early vote totals for Sept 9 partisan primaries:
Rural Hall GOP 6 (5 early, 1 mail)
Tobaccoville GOP 0
Sanford Dem 73, all early
Charlotte D citywide and R Dist 6 council 13,982 (13,668 early, 314 mail). /1 #ncpol

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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · Sep 5

Absentee voting starts today (9/5) in about 15 cities with Oct 7 non-partisan primaries or elections, including Durham, Greensboro, Fayetteville, Roxboro, Louisburg, Henderson, Elizabeth City, Hickory, New Bern, Dobbins Heights, Rocky Mt, Erwin and Asheboro. #ncpol

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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · Aug 30

As discussions begin about access from downtown Raleigh to Dix Park, there is a rail line connecting the two, and there used to be passenger service on that line. I found an old Norfolk Southern 1931 timetable for a through Raleigh-CLT train thru Varina www.norfolksouthernhs.org/1931NSTTMay3...

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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · Aug 30

Turnout (early+absentee) in 4 #ncpol Sept 9 partisan primaries through Aug 29:
Charlotte city wide Dem primary 983;
Charlotte council district 6 GOP primary 23;
Sanford council district 3 Dem 44;
Rural Hall GOP 2;
Tobaccoville GOP 0.

Charlotte early voting expands to 9 sites Sept 2, had been 1 site

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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · Aug 26

#ncsbe has posted a list of 7 referenda in 6 counties on the November 4, 2025 municipal election ballot: 2 charter amendments, 2 liquor referenda, 2 occupancy taxes, and a countywide sales tax (the latter in Mecklenburg) s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov... #ncpol

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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · Aug 22

#ncsbe has posted early voting schedules for Oct 7, 2025 nonpartisan municipal primaries and elections at s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov... includes primaries in Durham, Fayetteville, Greensboro, Jamestown, Asheboro and Hickory; elections in Eliz City, New Bern, Rocky Mt, Roxboro, Henderson #ncpol

s3.amazonaws.com

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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · Aug 22

Day 1 early vote turnout Thurs 8/21 for the 4 NC municipalities with Sept 9 partisan primaries: Charlotte Democratic primary citywide 155, Charlotte Republican (R primary only in council district 6) 2; Sanford D primary 14; Rural Hall R primary 1; Tobaccoville R primary 0. #ncpol

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