Early voting begins in the battleground state of North Carolina on Thursday, as the western part of the state still feels the impacts of Hurricane Helene’s flooding three weeks later. More than 400 voting locations in the state’s 100 counties were expected to open Thursday for the early voting period,

North Carolina's elections board said Friday that 353,166 people cast ballots in the state's first day of early voting.

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.

Massachusetts voters can begin casting early ballots in person on Saturday, joining the hundreds of thousands who have already begun submitting their ballots by mail.

Early voting starts on Saturday, Oct. 19, and goes through Friday, Nov. 1. The post Here’s what to know about how to vote early starting this weekend appeared first on Boston.com.

Early voting is election season's best-kept secret. Why it matters: Starting Monday, voters in Miami can cast their ballots in person without having to wade through Election Day lines on Nov. 5. Early voting runs through Nov.