Election officials wait for voters on the first day of early in-person voting at the polling place at Hot Springs Senior Meal Site, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, in Hot Springs, N.C. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)Diana and Richard Rockwell wear "I voted!" stickers after casting their ballots at the polling place at Black Mountain Library during the first day of early in-person voting, on Oct. 17, 2024, in Black Mountain, N.C. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)People wait in line at the polling place at Skyland/South Buncombe Library in Asheville, N.C. during the first day of early in-person voting, on Oct. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)A sign on the Hot Springs Community Center details that the building has been damaged by water inundation after Hurricane Helene, on Oct. 16, 2024, in Hot Springs, N.C. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)Poll workers set up ballot-marking machines at an early in-person voting site at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College, on Oct. 16, 2024, in Marshall, N.C. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)Campaign signs are seen at the polling place at Skyland/South Buncombe Library in Asheville, N.C. during the first day of early in-person voting, on Oct. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)National Guard members talk behind the Hot Springs Community Center, the ground muddied by flooding, during restoration efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, on Oct. 16, 2024, in Hot Springs, N.C. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)Poll workers hang signs at an early in-person voting site at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College, on Oct. 16, 2024, in Marshall, N.C. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)An American flag is seen outside of the Hot Springs Community Center, which is boarded up in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene due to water inundation damage, on Oct. 16, 2024, in Hot Springs, N.C. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)Damaged businesses are seen as Bridge Street in Hot Springs, N.C. is repaved in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, on Oct. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)People wait in line at the polling place at Black Mountain Library during the first day of early in-person voting, on Oct. 17, 2024, in Black Mountain, N.C. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
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Election officials wait for voters on the first day of early in-person voting at the polling place at Hot Springs Senior Meal Site, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, in Hot Springs, N.C. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
