Early voting has commenced for North Carolina's November 2025 municipal elections across 380 municipalities, ending November 1. With low odd-year turnout, locals are urged to vote for leaders who impact community decisions.

Early voting for North Carolina’s municipal elections officially kicks off on Thursday, October 16, and voters in Mecklenburg County can now cast their ballots ahead of Election Day.

"President Trump earned a clear mandate from the voters of North Carolina and the rest of the country, and we intend to defend it by drawing an additional Republican Congressional seat," state Rep. Destin Hall, the speaker of the North Carolina House, wrote in a blog post on Monday.

Early voting for North Carolina's municipal elections begins on October 16, with various local positions and referenda on the ballot. Voters have multiple voting options, including in-person, absentee,

The move is part of a nationwide mid-decade redistricting effort by the GOP to protect its narrow House majority in next year's midterm elections.

The redrawing of the congressional maps is part of the Republicans’ strategy to maintain control of Congress in the 2026 midterm elections.

The Trump administration has pushed Republican leaders to redraw House district maps before the midterm elections next year. His party already holds 10 of North Carolina’s 14 congressional seats.

North Carolina Republican legislative leaders say they will vote next week on redrawing the state’s U.S. House district map.

North Carolina Republican legislative leaders announced Monday they will vote next week on a new congressional map that could secure an additional GOP seat in the state’s U.S. House delegation. The move follows a call from President Donald Trump urging Republican-led legislatures to counter Democratic efforts to redraw district lines nationwide.

A North Carolina appeals court has ruled that the Republican-controlled General Assembly can reduce the governor's appointment powers on certain commissions