达勒姆县投票总数超2022年中期选举 提前投票112845张
美国北卡罗来纳州达勒姆县的投票总数在11月3日投票站关闭时超过了2022年中期选举。达勒姆县选举委员会的数据显示，选举日当天截至晚上7时30分投票站关闭，已有33,462名选民当天投票；再加上提前投票期间投出的112,845张选票，达勒姆县本届总票数已超过2022年中期选举的128,364张。仍在排队的选民按规定可继续投票，因此最终总数还会上升。
达勒姆县所在的三角区是北卡本届选举的关键票仓。选票上除联邦参议员、州最高法院法官等全州职位外，还有三项州宪法修正案提案，分别涉及选民身份证要求、州所得税率上限和州议会限制地方房产税收入的权力。据现场报道，达勒姆与奥兰治县约四分之三的提前投票选民对这三项修正案投了反对票。
达勒姆县主图书馆投票站中午人流不断，不少选民表示物价与生活成本是促使他们出门投票的首要原因。选举官员提醒，本次结果仍为非官方统计，最终以11月13日县级计票复核（canvass）和11月24日州级复核为准。
Durham County Turnout Tops 2022 Midterms With 112,845 Early Votes
DURHAM, North Carolina — Total turnout in Durham County, North Carolina surpassed the 2022 midterms by the time polls closed on November 3. Figures from the Durham County Board of Elections show 33,462 voters cast ballots on Election Day as of the 7:30 p.m. poll closing; combined with 112,845 ballots cast during early voting, the county's total has exceeded the 128,364 ballots of the 2022 midterm election. Voters still in line were permitted to vote, so the final total will rise further.
Durham County sits in the Triangle, a pivotal voting region in North Carolina this cycle. Alongside statewide offices such as U.S. senator and state supreme court justice, the ballot carried three proposed state constitutional amendments covering voter ID requirements, a cap on the state income tax rate, and the legislature's power to limit local property-tax revenue. On-site reporting indicated that about three-quarters of early voters in Durham and Orange counties voted against the three amendments.
At the Durham County Main Library polling site, a steady stream of voters continued through midday, with many citing prices and the cost of living as their top reason for turning out. Election officials reminded voters that the figures are unofficial, pending the county canvass on November 13 and the state canvass on November 24.
来源：达勒姆县选举委员会
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图片来源：达勒姆市中心（北卡罗来纳州达勒姆市）（图：Atlpedia，CC BY-SA 3.0，经 Wikimedia Commons） Downtown Durham in Durham, North Carolina (Photo: Atlpedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons)
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