Mecklenburg early voting spikes on Thursday

Posted: Friday, Oct. 19, 2012

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Where to vote early

Early voting continues Friday across North Carolina. Here’s where to cast ballots in Mecklenburg County:

Hal Marshall Annex

Located at 618 N. College St., in uptown Charlotte, the Hal Marshall Annex voting site will be open weekdays through Nov. 2 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. It also will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 20 and 27; from 1 to 4 p.m. Oct. 21 and 28; and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 3.

Other sites

The following sites will be open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays to Nov. 2; from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Oct. 20 and 27; from 1 to 4 p.m. on Oct. 21 and 28; and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 3.

• Beatties Ford Road Library, 2412 Beatties Ford Road, Charlotte

• Bette Rae Thomas Recreation Center, 2921 Tuckaseegee Road, Charlotte

• Cornelius Town Hall, 21445 Catawba Ave., Cornelius

• Gibson Building, 11430 N. Community House Road, Charlotte

• Hickory Grove Library, 5935 Hickory Grove Road, Charlotte

• Independence Regional Library, 6000 Conference Drive, Charlotte

• Main Branch Library, 310 N. Tryon St., Charlotte

• Marion Diehl Recreation Center, 2219 Tyvola Road, Charlotte

• Mint Hill Library, 6840 Matthews-Mint Hill Road, Charlotte

• Morrison Regional Library, 7015 Morrison Blvd., Charlotte

• Mountain Island Library, 4420 Hoyt Galvin Way, Charlotte

• North County Regional Library, 16500 Holly Crest Lane, Huntersville

• Old Bradford Clinic, 196 South Trade St., Matthews

• Rameses Temple, 4919 Beatties Ford Road, Charlotte

• South County Regional Library, 5801 Rea Road, Charlotte

• Steele Creek Library, 13620 Steele Creek Road, Charlotte

• Sugar Creek Library, 4045 N. Tryon St., Charlotte

• UNC Charlotte (Cone Center), 9201 University City Blvd., Charlotte

• University City Regional Library, 301 E. W.T. Harris Blvd., Charlotte

• Veterans Park, 2136 Central Ave., Charlotte

• West Boulevard Library, 2157 West Blvd., Charlotte

Don’t live in Mecklenburg?

Find early voting sites in other areas at http://bit.ly/IIqOwU

Just over 15,000 Mecklenburg voters cast ballots Thursday on the first day of early voting, an increase of 37.7 percent from the last presidential election four years ago.

Other areas of the state also saw a spike in early voting compared to 2008, with more than 150,000 residents voting Thursday, according to the state Board of Elections.

Here is a breakdown for Thursday’s turnout at each of Mecklenburg’s 22 early-voting sites:

• Hal Marshall Annex: 745

• Beatties Ford Regional Library: 853

• Bette Rae Thomas Rec Center: 639

• Cornelius Town Hall: 784

• Gibson Building: 795

• Hickory Grove Library: 631

• Independence Library: 703

• Main Library: 566

• Marion Diehl Rec Center: 560

• Mint Hill Library: 671

• Morrison Library: 838

• Mountain Island Library: 556

• North Library: 750

• Old Bradford Clinic: 608

• Rameses Temple: 724

• South Library: 811

• Steele Creek Library: 472

• Sugar Creek Library: 647

• UNC-Charlotte: 510

• University Library: 947

• Veterans Park: 472

• West Library: 727

N.C. voting by party

The state Board of Elections website said 150,664 people voted Thursday at one-stop, or early voting, site across North Carolina.

Democrats accounted for 47.3 percent of the Thursday turnout, and Republicans made up 34.8 percent of votes cast that day. Unaffiliated voters accounted for 17.8 percent of the votes cast.

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