Duke’s Early Voting Site Helps State Break Record for First Day of Voting

Vince and Annette Price show off their I voted stickers

Early voting in North Carolina started Thursday with a record turnout of 353,166 people voting across the state. Duke’s Karsh Alumni and Visitors Center contributed to the record with 1175 people casting ballots on the first day, making the center one of the most active early voting sites in Durham County.

In total, 12,859 people cast their votes on the first day of early voting in Durham County.

Turnout was similar on Friday, when Duke President Vincent Price and wife Annette Price arrived to cast their ballots. Another 1115 people voted at Karsh that day. The strong numbers continued throughout the weekend. As of Saturday evening, 3,098 people voted at Duke; overall, 34,186 people have cast ballots at Durham early voting sites. While the is attracting many Duke students and employees, the high weekend numbers underline its value and convenience to the wider Durham community.

Voters wait to enter the voting area in the Karsh Center.

Early voting at Karsh, one of 12 early voting sites in Durham, will continue until Nov. 2. Early voting sites are open weekdays 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Oct. 19 & 26, 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, Oct 20 & 27, 2 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, Nov. 2, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The election will be held Tuesday, Nov. 5.

For a list of early voting sites in Durham County, visit the Durham County Board of Elections website. Want to know about wait times at the site? The elections board website has locator and wait-time information.

Find additional early voting locations across the state on the NC State Board of Elections website.