LAURINBURG — For the first time since One-Stop Early Voting began last week, less than 500 people cast a ballot on a single day.
On Monday, the fourth day of One-Stop, a total of 496 people came out to vote — registered Democrats continued to top the list with 317, while 71 were registered Republicans, two were Libertarian and 106 were unaffiliated. Women also continued to outnumber men, as Monday saw 289 women, 203 men and four unidentified cast ballots.
Out of the ballots cast, 269 were white, 203 were black, 15 were American Indian, one was Asian, one was multi-racial, one was “other” and six were unidentified.
In Scotland County, there are 22,871 registered voters, though those who aren’t registered still have a chance to register and vote at One-Stop.
Those who wish to register must bring some form of identification that shows their name and residential address. Documents that will allow the resident to register include items such as a utility bill, bank statement, property tax statement, vehicle registration, or a North Carolina driver’s license.
Those who are already registered will only have to state their name and address, with no photo ID needed.
One-Stop Early Voting will continue through Saturday, Nov. 3, and will be open weekdays from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. — with the final day being a Saturday, it will be open from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The general election will be on Tuesday, Nov. 6.
The County Annex Building is located at 231 E. Cronly St. in Laurinburg.
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Total numbers
So far there have been 2,081 voters to cast a ballot, with 1,242 being Democrats, 325 being Republicans, four Libertarian and 510 were unaffiliated.
Out of those numbers, 907 have been white, 569 black, 67 American Indian, four Asian, three multi-racial, six “other” and 29 unidentified. There were also 905 women who came out to vote, 655 men and 25 unidentified.