How do you vote if the roads are washed out? North Carolina officials are ready for a post-disaster election
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Recent hurricanes have destroyed polling places and impacted voter access—but state election boards are adjusting.
When Hurricane Helene hit North Carolina, it destroyed homes, washed out roads and bridges, and displaced thousands of residents. It also damaged polling centers—where just a few weeks later North Carolina residents would start early voting—and forced some in those communities to leave the counties they’d expected to vote in.