Charlotte’s Early Vote: Less Than 2 Percent Turnout Before Election Day
Mecklenburg ended early voting with just 13,871 ballots cast—less than 2% of registered voters. The primaries aren’t decided yet, but the electorate remains vanishingly small.
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