Early voting opens for primary

There was activity last Thursday at the Randolph County Board of Elections as early voting began for the primary. (PJ Ward-Brown / Randolph Record)

Early voting began last Thursday leading to the March 3 primary.

Races on ballots for the primary include the U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, North Carolina Senate, North Carolina House of Representatives, various judgeships and court of appeals, a Randolph County Board of Commissioners District 3 seat on the Republican side, and Randolph County sheriff’s race.

There are four early voting locations in Randolph County. They are:

** Randolph County Board of Elections in Asheboro.

** Randleman Civic Center

** Franklinville United Methodist Church

** Randolph Community College’s Archdale campus.

The Archdale site is a first-time location for early voting.

On the opening day of early voting, 580 voters made their ways to the polls in the county. Of those, 284 were at the Board of Elections site in Asheboro.

The next day, 571 ballots were cast, with 320 in Asheboro. However, the other three sites in the county had lower turnouts on the second day than on the first day.

The weekday voting times are 8 a.m.-7:30 p.m. There’s no weekend early voting for the primary in the county except for the last day, with the polls open from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Feb. 28.

So in total, there will be 13 days of early voting.

On March 3, voters must cast ballots at their designated precincts. Polls are open from 6:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m.