Polls opened at 9 a.m. today for early voting in Watauga County. Polls are open until Nov. 2 at 3 p.m.
There are six early voting locations across Watauga County. The Blue Ridge Ballroom in the Plemmons Student Union is one of six early voting sites.
Eleven people were in line outside the student union voting site before it opened. Tyler Brown, a junior sustainable development major, was one of the first in line at the site.
“It’s easier than voting on voting day, it’s less of a pain,” Brown said. “There are shorter lines.”
Joni Horine, a resident of Watauga County for 28 years, said she voted early to “make sure my vote counted.”
Early voting sites across Watauga County are open during different hours this year. The hours for early voting are:
- Oct. 17-19: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
- Oct. 20: 1-5 p.m.
- Oct. 21-26: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
- Oct. 27: 1-5 p.m.
- Oct. 28 through Nov. 1: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
- Nov. 2: 8 a.m. – 3 p.m.
The six sites across Watauga County open for early voting include:
- Watauga County Administration Building at 814 W. King Street
- Blowing Rock American Legion building at 333 Wallingford Street, Blowing Rock
- Deep Gap Fire Department at 6583 Old 421 S, Deep Gap
- Meat Camp Fire Department at 4797 NC Highway 194 N.
- Plemmons Student Union’s Blue Ridge Ballroom at 263 Locust Street
- Western Watauga Community Center at 1081 Old US Highway 421, Sugar Grove
“Get in as soon as possible because you never know what the weather is going to be like here,” Horine said. “Vote so your opinion matters.”
