The midterm elections this year broke multiple records being the highest voter turnout in more than a century as well as the highest number for a midterm election in history. An estimated 113 million people participated in the 2018 midterm elections with nearly half of eligible voters participating. Early voting turnout for the midterm elections was 74 percent higher than 2014 numbers in North Carolina with more than 2 million votes cast, according to the North Carolina State

ATLANTA (AP) — Problem signs that arose during weeks of early voting carried into Election Day as some voters across the country faced hours-long lines, malfunctioning voting equipment and unexpectedly closed polling places. Some of the biggest backups were in Georgia , where the governor's race was among the nation's most-watched midterm contests and was generating heavy turnout. One voter in Gwinnett County, Ontaria Woods, waited more than three hours and said she saw about

As the general election date of November 6 reaches closer on the calendar, residents of all counties in their home states have been preparing to vote for local and statewide officials. Early voting began on Oct.17 and although the deadline to register to vote in North Carolina was Oct.12, One-Stop early voting locations will be open until the third of November and will give citizens the opportunity to register and vote early at designated locations. The deadline to request an