CNN poll shows no clear leader in 2024 election; early voting ends soon | Live Blog

An update from the North Carolina Board of Elections is coming Friday on how early voting is going.

These sites close on Saturday. To vote early, you must be in line by 3 p.m.

If you have an absentee ballot, it has to arrive at your county board of elections by Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.

About 46% of registered voters have already cast their ballots. That is over 3.6 million votes with 3.4 million happening in person.

So far in North Carolina:

• About 46% of registered voters have already cast their ballots. That is over 3.6 million votes with 3.4 million happening in person. That total is down from 2020 when more people voted by mail during the pandemic.

• Republican voters have had the highest turnout percentage. Nearly the same amount of Democrats and unaffiliated voters have cast ballots, despite there being nearly 500,000 more unaffiliated voters in the state

• More women have cast their ballots so far at 48% compared to only 46% of male voters

• White voters with the highest percentage of registered voters led the numbers to early voting sites with Black voters 10% below that. Non-Hispanic voters are at 49% and Hispanic voters hold 28% of the votes so far

UPDATE (Thursday, 2 p.m.)

The Harris campaign has announced special musical guests for the Charlotte "When We Vote We Win" rally in Charlotte.

Brittney Spencer, Jon Bon Jovi, Khalid, and The War And Treaty were announced as performers. Actress Kerry Washington will deliver remarks.

This concert and rally is part of a series of 'When We Vote We Win' events featuring recording artists trying to mobilize voters in key battleground states.

Those interested in attending can click here for more information and text GO to 30330 for additional updates.

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Kamala Harris is expected to make another campaign stop in North Carolina on Saturday.

Harris will be in Charlotte on Nov. 2 for a Get Out The Vote campaign Rally. The event will begin at 7 p.m.

The announcement comes after Harris held an event in Raleigh on Wednesday where she highlighted the challenges she plans to overcome.

Her opponent Former President Trump, also held a rally in Rocky Mount on Wednesday where he highlighted his strategy in dealing with gang activity as part of his broader immigration policy.

It's hard to overstate how important North Carolina is in the 2024 presidential race as both major candidates and their running mates have blanketed the state.

Just on Wednesday, Former President Donald Trump held a rally in Rocky Mount as his opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, was holding an event in Raleigh.

After his event, the Trump team announced that the former president would return to the state on Saturday for another event in Greensboro.

Trump will be at the First Horizon Coliseum, known to most residents as the Greensboro Coliseum, for the second time this month.

Trump's earlier Greensboro rally

Several Republican politicians from North Carolina were there along with former Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard.

Doors open Saturday at 3:30 p.m. Trump is expected to deliver remarks around 7:30 p.m.

Those wishing to attend can get ticket information here.

Before the Greensboro rally, Trump will appear at one in Gastonia.

It will be held at Gastonia Municipal Airport, 1126 Gaston Day School Road.

Doors open at 8 a.m. and Trump is expected to speak at noon.

Want to go to that? Ticket information here.

A rally for the Donald Trump campaign in Rocky Mount has begun.

The former president started speaking shortly before 1:30 p.m.

Trump spoke in Pennsylvania last night.

North Carolina is a battleground state this election and polling has the race as tight as it could be heading into Election Day.