Early voting begins in the battleground state of North Carolina on Thursday as former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris race to Election Day. Follow for live news updates.

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State officials are tracking impassable roads and contacting voters who requested absentee ballots to try to get them delivered.

Voters wait in line to cast their ballots on the first day of early in-person voting in one of the mountainous counties badly affected by Hurricane Helene, in Marion, North Carolina, U.S. October 17, 2024. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake

Early in-person voting has started in the presidential battleground state of North Carolina. That includes in the mountains, where some potential voters still lack power and clean running water after Hurricane Helene’s epic flooding last month.

Early voting turnout started strong in the presidential battleground of North Carolina, even in the mountains where Hurricane Helene’s flooding three weeks ago destroyed lives and property — but not the desire to participate in elections.

Early in-person voting started Thursday morning across North Carolina, where it will remain open through Nov. 2. Voters in the state need to provide photo identification to cast a ballot. Those registered in any of the 25 counties seriously affected by Hurricane Helene,

Early voting is underway in the key battleground state of North Carolina. NBC News Correspondent Antonia Hylton joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss how state officials are helping administer the election in the areas hardest hit by Hurricane Helene.

Early voting was the most popular way for North Carolinians to cast a ballot in both the 2020 and 2016 elections, according to the state.

Early in-person voting begins Thursday in North Carolina. Election officials are set to open 419 early voting sites across the state. All 100 counties will have early voting options available, despite the destruction Hurricane Helene brought to the western portion of the state.

Georgia and North Carolina – are kicking off early in-person voting this week, and the Peach State is already seeing a record number of voters.