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Are you ready to vote in November 2022? Here are some important dates, deadlines and information about voting in the upcoming midterm election.
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Blue Ridge Public Radio is part of a new community-powered journalism project with America Amplified to answer all your questions about how to exercise your right to vote in the upcoming midterms.
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A court found North Carolina law violated the Federal Voting Rights Act in limiting who could assist people with disabilities in casting their ballots to family or a legal guardian. Effective immediately, anyone who needs assistance is now entitled to get assistance from the person that they choose.
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Tuesday is election day for Jackson and Graham Counties. Following the May primary election, both counties had to schedule second races to determine the winner who will be on the ballot in November during the general election.
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Early voting is underway across the state. Voters in half a dozen cities are choosing mayors and other municipal positions. The only elections here in Western North Carolina are runoffs. Graham County will choose a Republican sheriff and Jackson County will choose a school board seat.
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The North Carolina Board of Elections finalized the primary election voting numbers this month. Political analysts are just beginning to make sense of the data. Here's how unaffiliated voters impacted the election in Western North Carolina.
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Buncombe and Macon Counties will both hold recounts this week in tight races for House District 115, district attorney and sheriff. Runoffs are scheduled for July.
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The Macon County Board of Elections confirmed that Republican candidate Dereck Jones requested a recount in the county sheriff's race.
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The NC primary election saw some of the highest voter turnout during a midterm in twenty years. BPR's Lilly Knoepp talks with Dr. Chris Cooper about turnout and the 11th congressional district race.
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Chuck Edwards edges the Freshman Republican by 1,319 votes