RALEIGH, NC (WFMY) - Legislation signed by North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper this week extended voter registration by several days in many of the state's eastern counties after Hurricane Florence.
There are 28 counties where the deadline was extended to Monday, Oct. 15 at 5 p.m. They are:
- Beaufort
- Bladen
- Brunswick
- Carteret
- Columbus
- Craven
- Cumberland
- Duplin
- Greene
- Harnett
- Hoke
- Hyde
- Johnston
- Jones
- Lee
- Lenoir
- Moore
- New Hanover
- Onslow
- Pamlico
- Pender
- Pitt
- Richmond
- Robeson
- Sampson
- Scotland
- Wayne
- Wilson
Other North Carolina counties keep an Oct. 12 (5 p.m.) deadline. You can see a map of voter registration deadlines here.
“We do not want this devastating storm to keep people from voting,” said Kim Westbrook Strach, State Board executive director. “Voters may cast ballots by mail or in person during the early voting period or on Election Day. We hope voters take advantage of the option that works best for them at this difficult time.”