{"id":2360011,"date":"2024-10-26T14:12:57","date_gmt":"2024-10-26T18:12:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/election-day-preparations-continue-despite-storm-damage-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-26T14:16:04","modified_gmt":"2024-10-26T18:16:04","slug":"election-day-preparations-continue-despite-storm-damage-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/election-day-preparations-continue-despite-storm-damage-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Election Day preparations continue despite storm damage &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Felection-day-preparations-continue-despite-storm-damage-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2360011&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Despite the challenges\u2062 posed by Hurricane Helene, North Carolina is making effective preparations for Election Day, according to officials from\u2064 the State Board of Elections. As of now, over 2.3 million voters have participated in early voting, which represents a 30% turnout among\u200c registered voters with 11\u200b days left until \u2062the election. Karen Brinson Bell, \u200dthe executive director, praised the efforts of election professionals and poll workers for\u2064 ensuring a smooth early voting process, \u200bdespite some locations experiencing long lines.<\/p>\n<p>Bell stressed the importance \u2062of voters submitting their ballots, particularly\u200b absentee ballots, which are due by 7:30 p.m.\u200c on Election Day. Currently, more than 400\u200d early\u200b voting sites are \u2064operational, and plans are in place to establish over 2,600 polling stations statewide for the main election day. The 25 counties\u2064 that were most affected by the hurricane will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/border-patrol-takes-drastic-action-as-thousands-of-immigrants-illegally-enter-tucson-daily\/\" title=\"Border Patrol combats daily influx of illegal immigrants in Tucson\">receive additional resources<\/a> to ensure\u200b that <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">polling stations remain accessible<\/a>. Bell noted that \u200bconditions are improving thanks to the\u2063 efforts of emergency workers, and the original plan to set up 15 tents for voting in disaster areas has been adjusted\u200d to just seven. The communications director for the board, Patrick Gannon, mentioned that they are continually updating their plans \u2062in collaboration\u2063 with \u2062local counties to \u2064adapt to the evolving situation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Election Day preparations continue despite storm damage<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1845754\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square)&nbsp;&ndash; Election Day preparations are continuing smoothly in North Carolina, even as the state recovers from the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene, State Board of Elections officials say.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>After the first week of early voting, more than 2.3 million voters have cast their ballots in the state, a 30% turnout of registered voters with 11 days remaining until Election Day.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have seen some lines in some parts of the state since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/voters-set-to-pick-who-will-lead-new-york-citys-economic-recovery-fight-against-rising-crime-and-more\/\" title=\"Voters Set To Pick Who Will Lead New York City\u2019s Economic Recovery, Fight Against Rising Crime And More\">early voting began<\/a>, but, overall, this has been an extremely smooth first half of the early voting period,&rdquo; said Karen Brinson Bell, executive director of the North Carolina State Board of Elections at a press conference on Friday morning. &ldquo;This is a testament to the preparations by the dedicated election professionals across our state and the dedicated poll workers who staff these voting sites in service to their neighbors and community.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Bell emphasized the importance of voters continuing to submit their ballots, especially absentee ballots, which must be received by 7:30 p.m. on Election Day.<\/p>\n<p>While over 400 early voting sites are currently open, local boards of elections are also gearing up to open more than 2,600 Election Day polling stations statewide.<\/p>\n<p>The 25 counties in western North Carolina hardest hit by the hurricane will continue to receive additional support to ensure that polling stations are open.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Thanks to all of the emergency workers, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/public-radio-reporter-arrested-for-firebombing-police-cars\/\" title=\"Public Radio \u201cReporter\u201d Arrested For Firebombing Police Cars\">law enforcement officials<\/a> and volunteers, conditions are improving,&rdquo; Bell said. &ldquo;At one point we thought we would need as many as 15 secure tents in the disaster areas. As of this morning, we believe there will be only a need for seven.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Patrick Gannon, communications director for the board, added that the board and counties are continuing to work together to solidify Election Day plans.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s changing pretty much daily where sites are coming back online and tents are no longer needed, but I think we have a pretty good handle on that now as to which sites will need tents,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday morning, North Carolina governor Roy Cooper&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/north_carolina\/article_71baa738-92ed-11ef-b22f-8b460b3354db.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>signed a $644 million aid package<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;to help with storm recovery. Part of that legislation included requirements to ensure that there are enough early voting sites open in the hard-hit counties.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The bill that was passed yesterday regarding the number of early voting sites created a ratio of one site per 30,000 voters,&rdquo; said Bell.<\/p>\n<p>That requirement affected only two counties: McDowell and Henderson.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ll emphasize that, as we came into the start of early voting, there were 80 sites planned in these 25 disaster-affected counties, and we were able to open 76 of the 80 planned early voting sites,&rdquo; Bell said. &ldquo;They have been operating throughout the early voting period and serving voters. So, these additional sites &hellip; we will work with the counties to get those up and running.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Bell also spoke about the quick timeline that this requirement calls for, especially as the counties are already well into early voting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1845754\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1845754\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Election Day preparations in North Carolina proceed smoothly despite Hurricane Helene&#8217;s damage, with over 2.3 million early votes cast<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2360012,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Hurricane-Helene-1.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[33731,26752,43778,43779,32076],"class_list":["post-2360011","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-election-day","tag-preparations","tag-storm-damage","tag-voting-news","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Hurricane-Helene-1.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2360011","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2360011"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2360011\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2360012"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2360011"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2360011"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2360011"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}