ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Buncombe County will open 13 early voting sites Thursday, Oct. 15, three more than voters had during the Tropical Storm Helene-disrupted 2024 election.
And if the number of absentee ballots already returned is any indication, elections officials could be in for a busy few weeks.
Buncombe County Elections Director Corinne Duncan said Tuesday that more than 1,500 absentee ballots have been returned, putting the county third in North Carolina behind Wake and Mecklenburg counties…