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Wake Co Bd of Elections approved 1,671 civilian absentee ballots at 9/29 meeting, but 42 ballots rejected and new ballot packets reissued due to voter failing to seal inner envelope. This is 2.5% of all ballots submitted. If you are voting by mail PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE follow all instructions. #ncpol

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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · 8h

NC daily net* voter registration changes Tues, 9/29: total voters 7,864,520 +1,754 Democratic +432 Republican +193 Unaffiliated +1,101 Green +14 Libertarian +14 Margin R>D now 4,401 Margin U>R now 827,763. *net= new registrations less cancellations, deaths, felony convictions, party changes. #ncpol

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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · 11h

14,672 NC absentee ballots accepted through Tues 9/29, up 1,077 from Monday. Images top 10 counties, voter party, top 12 cities. Top 3 counties Wake 2,710; Mecklenburg 1,595; Buncombe 835 #ncpol

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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

agenda for today’s 2 pm Wake County Board of Elections meeting as we review 2,200+ submitted absentee ballots (along with ID exception forms, cures etc). All county boards meet today but times vary (although 5 counties have no voted absentee ballots yet) #ncpol

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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

NC net* voter registration changes Mon Sep 28, total voters 7,862,766, +1,810. Democratic +596 GOP +66 Unaffiliated +1,122 Green +13 Libertarian +13 R>D margin 4,640. Unaff>R now 826,947 net=new registrations less cancellations, deaths, felony removals, party switches #ncpol

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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

As of Sept 28 NC election deadlines: 11 days until regular voter registration ends Fri Oct 9 17 days until early vote starts Thurs Oct 15 22 days until absentee request deadline Tues Oct 20 33 days until early vote ends Sat Oct 31 36 days until election Tues Nov 3. #ncpol

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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

well we picked a nor’easter to vacation 4 days in Boston, the rain and wind are quite something, driving rain and maybe 40 mph gusts out here at Rte 128 MBTA/AMTRAK station. Needless to say our return flight to RDU today was cancelled !

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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

North Carolina voter registration margin Republican over Democratic recently: July 4 10,664; Sept 5 8,937; Sept 12 8,425; Sept 19 7,843; Sept 26 4,816. Sept 26 margin unaffiliated over Republican 825,800. #ncpol

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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

NC net daily voter change Thurs 9/24: Democratic +378; Republican +122; unaffiliated +1,114 (new registrations less deaths, cancellations, felony convictions and party switches) #ncpol

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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

1,117 NC absentee ballots accepted Wed 9/23, cumulative total 9,286. Top two counties Wake 1,796; Mecklenburg 934. Images top 10 counties, voter party affiliation. #ncpol

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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

NC has had 8,169 absentee ballots voted out of 83,866 requested (9.75% return rate, ballots due back Nov 3). 2,526 ballots requested on Sept 22, by party: Dem 42.5%; GOP 16.5%; Unaffiliated 40.8%. Top requesting counties yesterday Wake 491, Mecklenburg 300. #ncpol

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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

As of Sept 23 NC election deadlines: 16 days until regular voter registration ends Fri Oct 9 22 days until early vote starts Thurs Oct 15 27 days until absentee request deadline Tues Oct 20 38 days until early vote ends Sat Oct 31 41 days until election Tues Nov 3. #ncpol

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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

822 NC absentee ballots accepted Tues 9/22, cumulative total 8,169. Top counties Wake 1,566; Mecklenburg 891; Buncombe 426. Images top 10 counties, voter party, top 12 cities, absentees accepted by day. #ncpol

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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

NC now has 7,347 accepted absentee ballots (processed last 3 days Sat 64, Sun 6, Mon 1,722) Top 3 counties Wake 1,441; Mecklenburg 774; Buncombe 426. Images: top 10 counties, voter party, ballots accepted by day. #ncpol

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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

52 NC absentee ballots accepted Sat 9/19, all in Johnston County, cumulative statewide total now 5,540. 87 of NC's 100 counties have now accepted absentee ballots. Among the 13 with none yet: Cherokee, Mitchell, Northampton, Tyrrell, Hyde, Perquimans, Bertie, Hertford. #ncpol

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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

As of Sept 19 NC election deadlines: 20 days until regular voter registration ends Fri Oct 9 26 days until early vote starts Thurs Oct 15 31 days until absentee request deadline Tues Oct 20 42 days until early vote ends Sat Oct 31 45 days until election Tues Nov 3. #ncpol

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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

818 NC absentee ballots accepted Fri 9/18, cumulative accepted now 5,488. Top 3 counties: Wake 1,013, Mecklenburg 578, Buncombe 366. Images: top 10 counties, voter party. #ncpol

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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

USPS Postmaster General suggests mailing back an absentee ballot SEVEN days before the election (thus mail back by Tues Oct 27) Alternatively in NC you can currently personally deliver it to the county board of elections office that issued ballot, during business hours apnews.com/article/trum...

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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Image has North Carolina voter registration totals for Sept 16 and Sept 17 showing net* change by party, data from dl.ncsbe.gov?prefix=Press... *NET change= new registrations less cancellations, deaths, felony convictions and incorporating party changes. #ncpol

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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

672 NC absentee ballots accepted Weds 9/17, cumulative total now 4,670. Top 3 counties Wake 906, Mecklenburg 502, Buncombe 282. Images accepted ballots top 10 counties, top 15 cities of residence, voter party. #ncpol

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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

comparing #ncsbe absentee summary data files for past 2 days, total registered voters this morning 7,850,110, net* up +1,502 Wednesday, change by party: Democrats +324 Republican -55 Unaffiliated +1,213 *net =new voters less deaths, cancellations, felony convictions, party switches #ncpol

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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

86 NC absentee ballots accepted Weds 9/16, cumulative total 3,998. Top 3 counties: Wake 824 Mecklenburg 477 Buncombe 233. Images: top 10 counties, voter party affiliation.

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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Just mailed in a voted Wake County NC absentee ballot, I used the drop slot INSIDE a USPS Post Office. Postage is $1.98 or 3 forever stamps. Another option at this point is delivery in person to the county board of elections office that issued it, weekdays during business hours. #ncpol

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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

732 NC absentee ballots accepted Tues 9/14, cumulative accepted now 3,212. Top 3 counties: Wake 654 Mecklenburg 365 Durham 210 Images top 10 counties, voter party affiliation. Absentee ballot request deadline Oct 20 at 5 pm. #ncpol

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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

As of Tues Sept 15 NC election deadlines: 24 days until regular voter registration ends Fri Oct 9 30 days until early vote starts Thurs Oct 15 35 days until absentee request deadline Tues Oct 20 46 days until early vote ends Sat Oct 31 49 days until election Tues Nov 3. #ncpol

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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I was recently quoted that Wake Co NC was getting 1,500 voter registrations a week, but it swiftly jumped to 500 a day. This past week, Wake got 700-1,000 registrations A DAY from DMV) and that doesn’t count registration drives, forms mailed in USPS, and in person registrations at the elections.

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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

381 NC absentee ballots accepted Fri 9/11, cumulative total now 1,622. Top counties Wake 341, Mecklenburg 203. Images top 10 counties, voter party affiliation, top 12 cities of voter residence. #ncpol

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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

#NCSBE has posted daily voted absentee ballot stats at s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov... see an excerpt in image

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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

409 NC absentee ballots accepted Thurs 10/10, total now 1,241. Top 2 counties Wake 285, Mecklenburg 171. Images top 12 counties with % of statewide total; party affiliation. #ncpol

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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

As of Sept 10 NC election deadlines: 29 days until regular voter registration ends Fri Oct 9 35 days until early vote starts Thurs Oct 15 40 days until absentee request deadline Tues Oct 20 51 days until early vote ends Sat Oct 31 54 days until election Tues Nov 3. #ncpol

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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

832 absentee votes cast through Thurs Sept 9 in North Carolina for Nov 3 general election. Top counties: Wake 199 Mecklenburg 149 Durham 85 Images: votes cast in top 12 counties, voter party affiliation. #ncpol

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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Durham County NC has started posting stats on absentee ballots at end of each business day. Thru Sept 9: 82 accepted voted absentees, 3 pending cure and 2,444 requests - lots of demographic data. Linked from here www.dcovotes.dconc.gov/voters/votin... #ncpol

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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

294 voted ballots accepted in North Carolina through Sept 8 for Nov 3 election. Median age 54. Top counties: Buncombe 50 Mecklenburg 49 by party: Democratic 56.1% Republican 6.5% Unaffiliated 37.4% #ncpol

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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

1,448 new voters in Wake Co NC 8/27-9/2, of those age 18-25 are 31.85%, median age 32. new voters by party: Democratic 26.8% Green 0.1% Libertarian 0.4% Republican 11.0% Unaff 61.7% new voters age 18-25: Democratic 20.8% Green 0.2% Libertarian 0.4% Republican 5.9% Unaff 72.7% #ncpol

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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

346 new voters in Orange Co NC 8/27-9/2, age 18-25 are 58.4% of those, median age of all new voters is 22. new voters by party: Democratic 35.0% Libertarian 0.3% Republican 2.9% Unaffilated 61.8% new voters age 18-25: Democratic 32.8% Republican 1.0% Unaffiliated 66.2% #ncpol

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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I’m quoted today in the Washington Post about absentee ballots and the USPS (article may be paywalled) see images www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

No new absentee ballots were accepted in NC Sat Sept 5, but 15 requests were processed bringing total requests to 49,126 (compare Sept 5 and 6 files at dl.ncsbe.gov?prefix=Press...) (party of the 15 new requests Democratic 8, Republican 1, Unaffiliated 6) #ncpol

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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Wake Co NC absentee ballot for my household was accepted by USPS last night (outgoing barcode gets read by USPS HIGH-SPEED scanner and transmitted to NC BallotTrax, BTW this is longstanding and has nothing to do with new USPS rules). One image from text, another from website) #ncpol

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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Wake Co NC 863,450 registered voters as of Sept 4. *Net changes last 7 days: Democratic +199 Green +2 Libertarian -11 Republican -59 Unaffiliated +539 TOTAL + 670 *Net = new voters registering less deaths, felony convictions, cancellations, party switches #ncpol #wakepol

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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

As of Sept 5 NC election deadlines: 34 days until regular voter registration ends Fri Oct 9 40 days until early vote starts Thurs Oct 15 45 days until absentee request deadline Tues Oct 20 56 days until early vote ends Sat Oct 31 59 days until election Tues Nov 3. #ncpol

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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Thru Fri Sept 4 (first day of voting) ten votes cast in NC for Nov 3 election, see images for totals by county and party. Nine are overseas civilians, one military. By country: UK 2 Canada 2 Belgium, Mexico, Spain, Bahrein, France, Ireland 1 each. #ncpol

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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

As of Sept 1 NC election deadlines: 3 days until absentee ballots go out Sep 4 38 days until regular registration ends Oct 9 44 days until early vote starts Oct 15 49 days until absentee request deadline Oct 20 60 days until early vote ends Oct 31 63 days until election Nov 3. #ncpol

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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Wake County NC 1,177 new voters registered the week of Aug 20-26, by party: Democratic (D) 30.7% Green (G) 0.2% Libertarian (L) 0.4% Republican (R) 11.1% Unaffiliated (U) 57.6% Of the 1,177 new voters, 30% were age 18-25, their party: D 27.5% G 0% L 1.4% R 7.1% U 64.0% #ncpol

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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

As of Aug 29 NC election deadlines: 6 days until absentee ballots go out Sep 4 41 days until regular registration ends Oct 9 47 days until early vote starts Oct 15 52 days until absentee request deadline Oct 20 63 days until early vote ends Oct 31 66 days until election Nov 3. #ncpol

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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Wake Co NC voter registration net* changes week ending 8/28: Democratic +195 Green +3 Libertarian +8 Republican -34 Unaffiliated +355 TOTAL +527 *net changes are new registrations minus deaths, cancellations from registering elsewhere, felony convictions and party switches. #ncpol #wakepol

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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Wake County NC has posted sample ballots, each voter can see theirs at the #NCSBE lookup at vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/ (see mine in images)- Wake has 171 different ballot styles due to overlapping districts, around 69 of these have Raleigh mayor/council elections. #ncpol #wakepol /1

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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

It's getting closer to NC absentee mail-out Sept 4: Durham County has posted stats on the 1,469 valid absentee requests it has processed through Thurs 8/27. Data broken down by party, type, reason, age, gender and race. See image. #ncpol

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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

At 8 am today, North Carolina elections officials began sending ballot tracking alerts for voters who have applied for an absentee ballot and signed up for ballot tracking at northcarolina.ballottrax.net/voter/ - requested ballots begin to be mailed out in just NINE days, Sept 4. #ncpol

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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

As of Aug 25 NC election deadlines: 10 days until absentee ballots go out Sep 4 45 days til regular registration ends Oct 9 51 days til early vote starts Oct 15 56 days til absentee request deadline Oct 20 67 days til early vote ends Oct 31 70 days until election day Nov 3. #ncpol

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