As I reported earlier things have been going well in North Carolina.  

We have poll monitor programs in Wake, Guilford, Durham and Cumberland counties and they have not heard major problems from voters leaving the polls.

This year North Carolina so far is a model of what to do right.  Election Board officials had a voter education campaign explaining the ballots to voters, which aided in past issues about voting straight ticket (in NC you have to vote for President in addition to voting straight ticket).

Relatively low lines and minor problems is due in large part to the fact that over 40% of the state voting prior to Election Day.  Many of the major counties like Wake (Raleigh) and Mecklenburg (Charlotte) had over 50% early vote turn out.  This has aided election administration officials tremendously.

Not even rain can keep people from showing up to the polls.

So far, things have been going relatively smoothly in North Carolina.  We have not seen the machine malfunctions like we did in 2004.  

Most problems today have been from voters showing up to their polling location and not appearing on the voter rolls but they have been able to cast provisional ballots.  There have been a handful of locations mostly in Raleigh where polling locations opening late.  

One particular precinct in Raleigh had several caller into 1.866.OUR.VOTE that reported power outages causing the polling location to open late, people leaving the location and not having enough ballots on hand.

Thanks to the great leadership of our Common Cause North Carolina, Executive Director Bob Phillips!