Over one-third of the absentee ballots requested in North Carolina were received by Wednesday morning, according to the state's election board.
As of 5 a.m. 1.3 million ballots were sent out to voters with 505,000 of those being returned.
Early voting across the Tar Heel state starts Thursday, Oct. 15 through Halloween. Dates and hours for polling places vary base on the county where you live.
Important details for voting in North Carolina:
Voters with ID: If you've voted in N.C. before, you don't need to show ID to vote. If you're a first-time voter who registered by mail, and didn't provide your driver's license number or the last 4 digits of your Social Security number on your registration form, you will need to show ID to vote. Acceptable forms include: a driver's license or state ID; US Passport; employee ID; student ID; military ID; or a copy of a utility bill, bank statement or paycheck.
Voters without ID: If you are unable to provide ID, you will still be able to vote a provisional ballot and can bring one of these documents to the board of elections prior to visiting a polling place.
Important information for voting in South Carolina:
S.C. voters can also vote before Election Day through a process called absentee in-person voting. The period for absentee in-person voting runs from Monday, October 5, 2020 to Monday, November 2, 2020, but like North Carolina, dates and hours may vary based on where you live.
You will be asked to show photo ID to vote in South Carolina.
Acceptable forms include: South Carolina driver's license or South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles ID Card (includes standard license and REAL ID); South Carolina Concealed Weapons Permit; South Carolina voter registration card with photo; US military ID (Includes all Department of Defense Photo IDs and Veterans Affairs Benefits Card); or US passport (Includes US Passport ID Card).
Voters without ID: If you have a reasonable impediment to obtaining photo ID, you may vote a provisional ballot after showing your non-photo voter registration card. If you do not have photo ID and do not have a reasonable impediment to obtaining one, or you simply forgot to bring it with you to the polls, you may still vote a provisional ballot. However, for your vote to be counted, you must provide one of the photo IDs to the election commission prior to certification of the election (usually Thursday or Friday after the election).
Election day is Tuesday, Nov. 3. Please visit your state board of election's website for more details. For North Carolina visit www.ncsbe.gov and for South Carolina visit www.scvotes.gov.