Early voting has begun in North Carolina

On Friday, county elections boards began mailing out ballots to the more than 5,000 North Carolina voters who requested them. In-person early voting begins Feb. 15.

On Oct. 1, 2016, Elon University sophomore Jake Kiesler works on behalf of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s campaign to register people to vote outside the Elon Community Church.

Voting has officially begun in North Carolina, with mail-in ballots starting to make their way to voters on Friday.

As of Thursday morning, over 5,000 voters requested primary ballots, according to the State Board of Elections. On Friday, counties began sending out the ballots.