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This year’s general election will be held on Nov. 8, but voters have a chance to fill in their ballots beforehand when One-Stop early voting starts this week.

The statewide early voting period runs from Thursday, Oct. 20 through Saturday, Nov. 5. Times, dates, and locations, however, vary from county to county.

Bertie County voters can choose between two locations to cast their vote early: the county Board of Elections office (210 W. Watson Street, Windsor) and Powellsville Town Hall (106 E. Main Street, Powellsville). Both sites will be open each weekday during the early voting period from 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. No sites will be open during the weekend except for Saturday, Nov. 5 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

For more information, contact Bertie’s elections office at 252-794-5306.

Gates County will have one early voting location at the Gates County Community Center, located at 130 US 158 West, Gatesville. The site will be open each weekday from 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. during the early voting period. Voters can also cast their ballots on three Saturdays, Oct. 22, Oct, 29, and Nov. 5 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

For more information, call the Gates County Board of Elections at 252-357-1780.

Hertford County will also offer only one location for early voting. Citizens can stop by the county’s Board of Elections office (418 Everett Street, Suite A, Ahoskie) for One-Stop early voting. The site will be open each weekday during the early voting period from 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. They will not be open during the weekend except for Saturday, Nov. 5 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

For more information, call Hertford County’s election office at 252-358-7812.

Northampton County voters will have three early voting sites to choose from: the Northampton County Cultural and Wellness Center (9536 NC Hwy 305, Jackson), Cool Spring Community Center (101 Cherry Street, Gaston), and Creecy Gymnasium (210 Roberts Road, Rich Square).

All sites will be open from 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on weekdays during the early voting period. No sites will be open during the weekend except for Saturday, Nov. 5 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

For more information, call Northampton’s Board of Elections office at 252-534-5681.

A number of federal, state, and local races will be on the ballot this year.

All registered voters in the local Roanoke-Chowan area will be able to cast ballots for US Senate and US House of Representatives (District 1). US Senate candidates include Matthew Hoh (Green Party), Cheri Beasley (Democrat), Shannon W. Bray (Libertarian), and Ted Budd (Republican). US House candidates are Don Davis (Democrat) and Sandy Smith (Republican.)

Statewide races that voters in all four counties will cast their ballots for include several court seats. Those races are as follows:

NC Supreme Court Associate Justice – Seat 3: Richard Dietz (Republican) and Lucy Inman (Democrat)

NC Supreme Court Associate Justice – Seat 5: Sam J. Ervin IV (Democrat) and Trey Allen (Republican)

NC Court of Appeals Judge – Seat 8: Julee Tate Flood (Republican) and Carolyn Jennings Thompson (Democrat)

NC Court of Appeals Judge – Seat 9: Brad A. Salmon (Democrat) and Donna Stroud (Republican)

NC Court of Appeals Judge – Seat 10: John M. Tyson (Republican) and Gale Murray Adams (Democrat)

NC Court of Appeals Judge – Seat 11: Darren Jackson (Democrat) and Michael J. Stading (Republican)

All four counties in the Roanoke Chowan area are also included in NC State Senate District 3. The two candidates in that race are Bobby Hanig (Republican) and Valerie Jordan (Democrat).

Other races included on Bertie County’s ballot are as follows:

NC House of Representatives – District 23: James Crowell Proctor (Republican) and Shelly Willingham (Democrat)

District Attorney – District 7: Kim Gourrier Scott (Democrat)

Board of Commissioners – District 2: Scott Sauer (Unaffiliated) and Michael White (Democrat)

Board of Commissioners – District 3: Tammy Lee (Unaffiliated) and Corey Ballance, Sr. (Democrat)

Board of Commissioners – District 5: Ronald (Ron) Roberson (Democrat)

Clerk of Superior Court – Vasti F. James (Democrat)

Sheriff – Tyrone M. Ruffin (Democrat)

Board of Education – District 2: Rickey Freeman

Board of Education – District 3: Christine Dudley

Board of Education – District 4: Vernette M. (Vernetta) Henderson and Vivian B. Saunders

Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor: Blount Knowles and Chad Whitehead

Other races included on Gates County’s ballot are as follows:

NC House of Representatives – District 5: Howard Hunter III (Democrat) and Bill Ward (Republican)

NC Superior Court Judge – District 1, Seat 1: Eula E. Reid (Democrat) and R. Andrew Womble (Republican)

NC District Court Judge – District 1, Seat 1: Robert P. Trivette (Republican)

NC District Court Judge – District 1, Seat 2: Jeff Moreland (Republican)

NC District Court Judge – District 1, Seat 3: Meader Harriss (Republican)

District Attorney – District 1: Jeff Cruden (Republican)

Board of Commissioners – Eure District: Jonathan T. Craddock (Democrat) and Chris Odom (Republican)

Board of Commissioners – Gates District: Brian Keith Rountree (Democrat)

Board of Commissioners – Gatesville District: Jack Owens (Democrat) and Emily Truman (Unaffiliated)

Clerk of Superior Court – Monica Horton-Wiggins (Democrat) and Marsha Faulk Langston (Unaffiliated)

Sheriff – Ray Campbell (Democrat)

Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor: R.E. Miller III and Rick H. Morgan.

Other races included on Hertford County’s ballot are as follows:

NC House of Representatives – District 5: Howard Hunter III (Democrat) and Bill Ward (Republican)

District Attorney – District 7: Kim Gourrier Scott (Democrat)

Board of Commissioners – District 1: Leroy Douglas (Democrat)

Board of Commissioners – District 2: Andre M. Lassiter (Democrat)

Clerk of Superior Court – Shirley Gatling Johnson (Democrat)

Sheriff – Dexter A. Hayes (Democrat)

Board of Education (three seats available) – Eric Carey, Dennis M. Deloatch, Brunet V. Parker, Sheila J. Porter, and David L. Shields

Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor: C. Gray Pierce and Davis Simons

Other races included in Northampton County’s ballot are as follows:

NC House of Representatives – District 27: Wes Tripp (Republican) and Michael H. Wray (Democrat)

District Attorney – District 7: Kim Gourrier Scott (Democrat)

Board of Commissioners – District 3: Donna C. Jenkins (Unaffiliated) and Ed Martin (Democrat)

Board of Commissioners – District 4: Anneke Revelle (Unaffiliated) and Melvetta Broadnax Taylor (Democrat)

Board of Commissioners – District 5: Kelvin Edwards (Democrat) and Caroline M. Long (Republican)

Clerk of Superior Court – Laquitta Green Cooper (Democrat)

Sheriff – Jack E. Smith (Democrat)

Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor: Gregory Lewis Harris, Sr. and Mark McGee

If voters choose not to cast their ballot during the early voting period, they can do so on Election Day from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 8 at their assigned polling place.

More information about voting can be found on the State Board of Elections website ncsbe.gov