Five additional citywide early voting sites opened on Wednesday, allowing for voters to cast their ballots ahead of the Oct. 10 municipal elections at any of the six possible sites.
While the Wake County Board of Elections office has been open for two weeks, voters can vote at any of the sites through Saturday at 1 p.m. According to the Wake County Board of Elections, 1,900 total votes have been cast as of Tuesday. In the 2015 municipal elections, approximately 26,000 total votes were cast.
Same-day registration and changes to voter registration addresses are available at early-voting sites, however residents will not be allowed to register or change their address on Election Day.
The early-voting voting site locations and times are listed below:
▪ Wake County Board of Elections: 337 S. Salisbury St., from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.
▪ Method Road Community Center: 514 Method Rd., from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday through Friday and 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.
▪ Green Road Community Center: 4201 Green Rd., from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday through Friday and 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.
▪ Anne Gordon Center for Active Adults: 1901 Spring Forest Rd., from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday through Friday and 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.
▪ Roberts Community Center: 1300 E. Martin St., from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday through Friday and 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.
▪ Lake Lynn Community Center: 7921 Ray Rd., from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday through Friday and 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.
Election Day on Tuesday will see three candidates vying for mayor, and seven candidates for city council. If no mayoral candidate receives a majority of the vote, a runoff election will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 7.
For more information on the mayoral candidates, check out Dialogue with Technician podcasts on iTunes, Overcast and technicianonline.com