Early Voting Survey: 2024 Buncombe County Presidential Election
Early Voting Survey: 2024 Buncombe County Presidential Election
Feedback Needed on the 2024 Buncombe County Presidential Election Early Voting Survey
Do you want to have a voice in how Early Voting works for the 2024 General Election? Take our five-question survey so your voice can be heard. The Buncombe County Board of Elections will take feedback into consideration when determining the number of locations and weekend hours for Early Voting. The survey closes on Friday, May 3.
Staff is recommending the 13 early voting sites listed below. We also highly recommend that the Board approve weekend hours that would allow for only one shift to work per day instead of the two shifts that poll workers normally work weekdays. This will ensure poll workers can rotate days and have a day off during the two and half weeks we are open. Review the entire plan here.
Proposed Sites:
1. Bee Tree Fire Station – 510 Bee Tree Rd, Swannanoa 28778
2. Black Mountain Library – 105 N. Dougherty St, Black Mountain 28711
3. East Asheville Library– 3 Avon Rd, Asheville 28805
4. Enka-Candler Library – 1404 Sand Hill Rd, Candler 28715
5. Fairview Library – 1 Taylor Rd, Fairview 28730
6. Friendship Center – 142 Shiloh Rd, Asheville 28803
7. Leicester Community Center – 2979 New Leicester Hwy, Leicester 28748
8. North Asheville Location – TBD
9. South Buncombe Library – 260 Overlook Rd, Asheville 28803
10. UNC-Asheville – (specific location within campus to be determined)
11. Weaverville Community Center – 60 Lakeshore Dr, Weaverville 28787
12. Wesley Grant Southside Center (in lieu of BOE) – 285 Livingston St, Asheville 28801
13. West Asheville Library – 942 Haywood Rd, Asheville 28806
Recommended Weekend Hours:
- Recommend one shift on Saturday and/or Sunday.
- Recommended weekend hours of 10:00 am to 3:00 pm, five hours plus the additional time needed to complete opening and closing duties.
- Open both Saturdays – October 19 and October 26
- Open one Sunday – October 27
Hours of Operation Mandates:
- Mandatory weekday hours are still 8:00 am to 7:30 pm.
- Last Saturday of early voting hours are still 8:00 am to 3:00 pm.
- Must maintain uniform hours for all sites. If one site is open, then all one stop sites must be open for the same number of hours. This requirement applies to weekdays and weekends.
Early Voting Dates
October 17th through November 2nd
What’s next?
The Board of Elections will also hear in-person feedback on the plan during the meeting on April 30. During the BOE meeting on Tuesday, May 7 the board will review all of the community feedback and vote on adoption of the plan. After that, Buncombe County will publicize the finalized Early Voting and General Election locations and hours on our website, through media partners, social media, and on the Board of Elections Engage page https://engage.buncombecounty.org/boardofelections.
Register to vote
Are you registered for the 2024 General Election? Not sure about your registration status? Find out here. If not, you can register and vote at any Early Voting location. For additional information about registering to vote or updating your registration, visit the Election Services website.
Frequently Asked Questions
The current weekday hours of operations (8 a.m.-7:30 p.m.) are statutory and our Board has no authority to change these hours. (NCGS §163-227.6)
The proposed weekend hours of 10 a.m.-3 p.m. were chosen based on previous election turnout data. These hours were determined to be the peak hours that most voters come to vote on the weekends. These hours will also allow poll workers to rotate days so that they can have a day off over the 17-day period that they are required to work.
It’s the law. Early Voting is statutorily required to be offered during every election in North Carolina. The popularity of Early Voting has grown not just in Buncombe County but nationally. About half of voters in Buncombe County vote early for convenience.
Most of our Early Voting sites (i.e. libraries and community centers) are located on the public transit route for voters to take advantage of.
New Voter Identification Rules
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