As early voting in the presidential election begins Friday, with North Carolina becoming the first state in the nation to send out absentee ballots, key battleground states are seeing a significant increase in requests for mail-in ballots and registered Democrats are outpacing Republicans.
Although voters in North Carolina have until the end of October to request a mail ballot, the early numbers suggest voting behavior is changing dramatically this year due to the coronavirus pandemic and offer a snapshot into turnout with eight weeks left to go in the race. CONT.
Lauren Egan, NBC News