Click here to find early voting locations, dates and hours in your county

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - One-stop early voting begins across North Carolina on Thursday, October 17 and ends at 3 p.m. on Saturday, November 2.

During the early voting period, voters may cast a ballot at any early voting site in their county. This is different than Election Day when registered voters must vote at their assigned polling place. During the early voting period, eligible individuals may also register to vote and vote at the same time.

To check the early voting sites and schedules in your county, click here to visit the search tool on the NC State Board of Elections website. There is also a county-by-county list of one-stop early voting sites, which you can access by clicking here.

As a quick reference of locations across southeastern North Carolina, there are five early voting sites in Bladen County (Riegelwood, Dublin, Elizabethtown, Bladenboro and Tar Heel), six in Brunswick County (Bolivia, Leland, Shallotte, Southport, Sunset Beach and Supply), five in Columbus County (Whiteville, Chadbourn, Fair Bluff, Riegelwood and Tabor City), five in New Hanover County (Senior Center, CFCC Health Sciences Learning Resource Center, NHC Government Center, NHC Board of Elections office and Carolina Beach Municipal Building), and five in Pender County (Burgaw, Surf City, Hampstead and two in Watha).