夏洛特：北卡邮寄选票申请今晚5点截止，梅克伦堡县提前投票激增近七成
北卡罗来纳州梅克伦堡县夏洛特消息：北卡罗来纳州2026年中期选举邮寄选票申请截止时间为10月20日（周二）下午5点。据北卡州选举委员会规定，县选举委员会必须在截止时间前收到已签署的申请表，仅寄出不算数；传真和电邮申请无效。军人及海外选民的申请截止日期为11月2日下午5点。
提前投票方面，据基于州选举委员会数据发布的分析，梅克伦堡县提前投票较上届中期选举同期激增69%：截至10月19日，全县累计71,885人现场提前投票，2022年同期为42,458人。截至10月18日的登记快照，全县约6.4%的登记选民已提前投票；州参议会第41选区前四天增速更快、达81%，约5.1%的该选区登记选民已完成提前投票。
北卡提前投票期为10月15日至10月31日，10月31日下午3点结束。梅克伦堡县设25个提前投票点，工作日上午8点至晚7点半开放，周六上午8点至下午3点，周日下午1点至5点。提前投票期间可在本县任意投票点投票并同时办理登记，需出示带照片身份证件。
今年北卡选票包括一个联邦参议员席位（共和党籍现任 Thom Tillis 不再连任，民主党人 Roy Cooper、共和党人 Michael Whatley 等人角逐）、14个联邦众议员席位、州议会全部170席、州最高法院一个席位及三项全州公投议案。选举日为11月3日，投票时间为上午6点半至晚7点半。
Charlotte: NC Mail-Ballot Requests Due at 5 p.m. Tonight as Mecklenburg Early Voting Surges Nearly 70%
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina: The deadline to request a mail ballot for North Carolina's 2026 midterm general election is 5 p.m. on Tuesday, October 20. Under State Board of Elections rules, a county board of elections must receive the signed request form by the deadline; mailing it that day is not enough, and requests by fax or email are not accepted. For military and overseas voters, the request deadline is 5 p.m. on November 2.
Early voting, meanwhile, is surging. According to an analysis of State Board of Elections data, 71,885 people had voted early in person in Mecklenburg County through October 19, up 69% from 42,458 at the same point in the 2022 midterms. As of the October 18 registration snapshot, about 6.4% of the county's registered voters had cast early ballots. In state Senate District 41, early voting over the first four days was up 81%, with about 5.1% of the district's registered voters having voted.
North Carolina's early voting period runs October 15-31, ending at 3 p.m. on October 31. Mecklenburg County has 25 early voting sites, open 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on weekdays, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sundays. Voters may use any early voting site in their county, register and vote on the same day during the period, and must show a photo ID.
This year's North Carolina ballot includes a U.S. Senate seat (Republican incumbent Thom Tillis is not seeking re-election; Democrat Roy Cooper and Republican Michael Whatley are among the candidates), 14 U.S. House seats, all 170 state legislative seats, one state Supreme Court seat and three statewide referenda. Election Day is November 3, with polls open 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Related: Federal Judge Upholds North Carolina Mail-Ballot Restrictions Through November Election
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