Nearly quarter of state's early voters didn't cast ballots in NC in 2016
RALEIGH, N.C. — About 45 percent of North Carolina's registered voters have already cast ballots in this year's elections, and a sizable chunk of them weren't part of the process four years ago.
More than 3.3 million people have either voted early in person or mailed in an absentee ballot. Nearly a quarter of them didn't vote in 2016, according to State Board of Elections figures.
Of the 24 percent who are voting this time around after not voting in the last presidential election, most weren't even registered to vote in North Carolina back then.
achel McConnell just cast her first North Carolina ballot after recently moving from Texas – one of hundreds of thousands of people who’ve relocated to the Tar Heel State in recent years. She said she was thrilled to see the record high turnout so far.
"As a millennial, as somebody who’s kind of grown up with lots of people being disenchanted with the whole voting experience, I’m excited to see the high numbers. I feel like all generations are turning out," McConnell said. "I think people are tired of seeing all of the division and all of the anger. I think people really want to see a change in our nation."
https://www.wral.com/nearly-quarter-of-state-s-early-voters-didn-t-cast-ballots-in-nc-in-2016/19355096/
