CARTERET COUNTY — Across North Carolina more than 3.65 million residents had cast a ballot as of Wednesday in the 2020 General Election, and those looking to vote early and in person are running out of chances to do so.
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CEDAR POINT — Cedar Point commissioners voted 4-0 Tuesday night to adopt a resolution of intent to change to a manager form of government and to add a fifth commissioner to the board.
CARTERET COUNTY — With the deadline to request a mail-in ballot approaching, Carteret County elections officials report more than 23,525 people have voted in the Tuesday, Nov. 3 General Election.
CEDAR POINT — Town commissioners Thursday night will discuss for the first time Commissioner John Nash’s proposal to switch Cedar Point to a manager form of government, instead of an administrator, and add a fifth commissioner to the board.
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CARTERET COUNTY — As early voting in the 2020 General Election continues across North Carolina, Carteret County voters will notice a referendum question on the ballot asking whether they support a local quarter-cent sales tax increase.
CARTERET COUNTY — Candidates in races for the Carteret County Board of Education recently discussed during a League of Women Voters of Carteret County event school safety, local opportunities for teachers and what they would like to see more robustly funded.
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CARTERET COUNTY — One-stop in-person voting began across North Carolina Thursday, and in Carteret County, eager early voters queued up to cast their ballots in the 2020 General Election.
CARTERET COUNTY — One-stop early voting began Thursday morning across North Carolina, and Carteret County voters can visit any of the area’s four sites to cast a ballot in person.
CARTERET COUNTY — Anyone who hasn’t yet responded to the 2020 Census now has until the end of the day Thursday to do so thanks to a ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday allowing census field operations to end early.
CARTERET COUNTY — After months of advertising, spending, plenty of mailings and road signs and a seemingly unending campaign cycle, North Carolina voters can finally cast a ballot in person Thursday, when early voting in the November election begins.
EMERALD ISLE — State Rep. Pat McElraft, a Republican who lives in Emerald Isle, said Tuesday she is resting at home and recovering after undergoing triple heart bypass surgery earlier this month at CarolinaEast Medical Center in New Bern.
Reporter's note: This article was updated at 12:22 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020, with more information.
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BEAUFORT — Patrick Conneely, owner of Chick-fil-A in Morehead City, who is leading a grassroots group endorsing school bond and sales tax referendums, encouraged residents to vote for both during the Tuesday, Nov. 3 General Election.
GREENVILLE — On Saturday, Carteret County Sheriff Asa Buck will join elected officials and others for a rally to support law enforcement.
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BEAUFORT — With more than 2,100 ballots already counted in Carteret County for November’s presidential election, officials encourage residents to ensure they are correctly registered to vote.
BEAUFORT — The Carteret County Board of Education heard the first reading of a policy Tuesday that reflects General Assembly action taken in June to line up electoral districts for school board and county commission races.
CARTERET COUNTY — The League of Women Voters of Carteret County will provide voters a chance to meet candidates for the state House and Senate during a virtual forum Thursday night.
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CAPE CARTERET — With about a month to go before the Tuesday, Nov. 3 bond referendum for $1.2 million to fund construction of the remainder of the Cape Carteret Trail, the impending vote seems to be generating relatively little attention.
BEAUFORT — The Carteret County Board of Education is set to hear the first reading of a policy that reflects General Assembly action taken in June to line up the electoral districts for school board and county commission races.
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BEAUFORT — Amid a drastic increase in mail-in ballots and unanswered questions regarding witness requirements, voting is off to a roaring start in Carteret County.
CARTERET COUNTY — Voters can get insight into Carteret County Board of Education candidates Thursday night from the comfort of home, thanks to the League of Women Voters.
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BEAUFORT — Carteret County elections officials took their first crack at processing absentee-by-mail ballots Tuesday evening, reviewing more than 1,580 sealed and returned envelopes, a number that already exceeds the county’s 2016 total.
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CEDAR POINT — Commissioner John Nash said he will introduce a resolution next month to switch to the manager form of government and add a sixth elected official to the Cedar Point governing body.
MOREHEAD CITY — Carteret County residents who aren’t registered to vote can take advantage of the voter registration drive this week at Carteret Community College in Morehead City.
CAPE CARTERET — A vehicle caravan to support the reelection effort of President Donald Trump organized Saturday around noon in the parking lot of the Food Lion grocery store in Swansboro.
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