3,206 cast ballots so far
By Steve Herring
Published in News on March 7, 2016 1:46 PM
More than 3,200 voters cast ballots during the first four days of one-stop voting for the March 15 primary that begin last Thursday and will continue through this Saturday.
White voters continue to outpace black voters by a two-to-margin, 2,050 to 1,049, and more women than men have voted, 1,731 to 1,451 respectively.
Of the 3,206 ballots cast so far, 1,716 are Democratic and 1,462 Republican, followed by 23 unaffiliated and five Libertarian.
The one-stop site at the Goldsboro Worship Center, 900 W. New Hope Road, continues to be the busiest with 1,142 ballots followed by the Board of Elections office, 209 S. William St., 935; Little River Square Shopping Center, 1310 W. Grantham Road, 840; and the old train depot on West Main Street in Mount Olive, 289.
More than 2,000 people voted over the first two days. It was somewhat slower over the shortened weekend hours with 682 voting during the seven hours on Saturday and 302 voting during the four hours of one-stop on Sunday.
The remaining one-stop dates and hours are:
* March 7 to 11, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
* March 5, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
* March 6, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
* March 12, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
All county polling locations will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on March 15.
Voters are being reminded that they must furnish a photo ID and to complete both sides of the ballot since the flip side on many ballots is where the vote is for a $2 billion statewide bond issue.
Also, people should vote in any congressional race that is on their ballot despite the state's recent court-ordered redrawing of district lines, elections officials said.
If the new lines stand, a special congressional primary will be held June 7.
Same-day registration and voting is being allowed during one-stop only.
People can bring an electric bill, a government paycheck, phone bill or anything else that has their current address on it, and they will be able to register and vote the same day during early voting only.