CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The polls closed in North Carolina at 7:30 p.m. on Election Day for the Nov. 5, 2024, general election. Any voter in line at their assigned polling place at 7:30 p.m. was able to vote.
Election officials are watching as results flow in for critical races in North Carolina such as President, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Treasurer, Attorney General, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Supreme Court associate justice, Labor Commissioner and various U.S. House and North Carolina House and Senate District seats. Many counties have elections for boards of commissioners and boards of education.
Voters saw this constitutional amendment on their ballot. This is Ballot Measure 1 it reads:
"Constitutional amendment to provide that only a citizen of the United States who is 18 years of age and otherwise possesses the qualifications for voting shall be entitled to vote at any election in this state."
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Below, you will find a full, county-by-county map outlining how each jurisdiction in North Carolina made its choice in the 2024 election for Ballot Measure 1:
(Editor's note: This map is compiled and updated by The Associated Press)
It's important to remember that the results, as they update, do not reflect the final outcome. Because of how elections are administered and votes are counted, full results may not be available on Election Night and may not paint a clear picture until a day or more later.
It is already illegal for noncitizens to vote in federal and state elections.
The 14th Amendment requires people to be born or naturalized in the United States to vote. The current North Carolina Constitution states every person born in the United States and every person who has been naturalized and is 18 years of age as long as they meet the qualifications can vote.
According to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, a “naturalized” citizen is someone who moved here and became a citizen. If approved, the amendment would take out the word naturalized.
But those who are naturalized are already citizens, so they would still be able to vote. However, there are concerns from some groups that it could cause confusion as it removes the naturalization language.
WCNC Charlotte will have live election coverage of all the local and statewide elections starting at 7 p.m. on Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 5 on streaming on WCNC+, and all election results can be found by texting the word ELECTION to 704-329-3600 or going to WCNC Charlotte's election page.
