THE SHELBY INDEPENDENT

Unaffiliated bloc up 179,065, Democrats down 133,642 since Election Day 2024 By Alan Wooten | The Center Square File graphic | The Shelby Independent AFFECT LOCAL – One day shy of a full two weeks sooner than any other state in the nation, North Carolina county boards of elections on Friday will begin sending absentee ballots to any voter having made a request. The nation’s ninth largest state at 11.2 million is at 7,837,065 registrations, down 2,846 from the general election