Early voting begins
Close to 2,500 Orange County voters had cast their ballots in early voting at the three locations open in Orange County as of the close of business Tuesday. Of those, 1,126 were cast at the board of elections office in Hillsborough, which opened for early voting last Thursday.
Both early-voting locations in Chapel Hill opened Monday. As of Tuesday, 693 ballots had been cast at Morehead Planetarium and 677 at the Seymour Senior Center.
Residents who are registered to vote can do so at any one of the sites. If you are not registered and can provide proof of residency, you can register and vote onsite. For more information on forms and procedures for one-stop voting, visit the board of elections site at www.co.orange.nc.us/elect/onestop.asp
Dates and times for early voting are:
• Board of Elections Office — 208 S. Cameron St., Hillsborough
Thursday and Friday, Oct. 21-22 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday, Oct 23 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Monday-Friday, Oct. 25-29 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday, Oct. 30 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Morehead Planetarium — 250 E. Franklin St., Chapel Hill
Thursday and Friday, Oct. 21-22 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday, Oct. 23 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Monday-Friday, Oct. 25–29 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (No voting on Saturday, Oct. 30)
• Seymour Senior Center — 2551 Homestead Road, Chapel Hill
Thursday and Friday, Oct. 21-22 from noon to 7 p.m.; Saturday, Oct. 23 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Monday-Friday, Oct. 25-29 from noon to 7 p.m.; Saturday, Oct. 30 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Republican rally
GOP candidates for office in Orange County will hold the Southern Orange County Rally for Liberty on Saturday at the White Cross Recreation Center from 6 to 8 p.m.
Candidates attending include state legislative candidates Ryan Hilliard, Cathy Wright and Rick Smith, county commissioner candidate Greg Andrews and sheriff candidate Buddy Parker.
Debate viewing
Orange County Democrats are getting together at Sugarland in downtown Chapel Hill tonight (Thursday) from 7 to 9 to view the U.S. Senate debate between incumbent Richard Burr and challenger Elaine Marshall.