The former president’s campaign has pushed for changes that mirror the ones he attacked when implemented in 2020 amid the pandemic.

Former President Trump on Monday made a swing through North Carolina, seeking to shore up his support in a crucial battleground state with early voting underway. “I’d like to begin by asking a question.

Early in-person voting has started in the presidential battleground state of North Carolina. That includes in the mountains, where some potential voters still lack power and clean running water after Hurricane Helene’s epic flooding last month.

With the election less than three weeks away, many residents are still reeling from Helene. This has led to some drastic changes to the voting process.

The more than 353,000 ballots cast signaled enthusiasm in the battleground state, but the significance of the high turnout was unclear.

This means that about 13% of the state’s nearly 7.8 million registered voters have already cast their ballots.

“Yesterday’s turnout is a clear sign that voters are energized about this election, that they trust the elections process, and that a hurricane will not stop North Carolinians from exercising their right to vote,” Brinson Bell said in a press release Friday.

Former President Donald Trump campaigned in North Carolina on Monday, where he stepped up his attacks against Kamala Harris and made an appeal to Christian voters.