RALEIGH, N.C. — Early voting for the Tuesday, Oct. 6 elections begins Thursday for some area counties.

In Wake County, voters will be choosing for Board of Education Districts 1, 2, 7, and 9; Raleigh Municipal; and Cary Municipal elections.

In addition, any Wake County resident who did not register or update their voter registration information by the Sept. 11, 2009, voter registration deadline, may do so while voting early at either of the early voting sites listed below.

Wake Early Voting Locations and Hours

Wake County Board of Elections
337 S. Salisbury St., Raleigh
Thursday, Sept. 17-Friday, Oct. 2 Weekdays from 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 3 from  10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Herbert C. Young Community Center
101 Wilkinson Ave., Cary
Wednesday, September 30 – Friday, Oct. 2 from 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Saturday, October 3  10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Chatham County voters who live in Cary can also participate in early voting starting Thursday:

Vote early at the Pittsboro One Stop site: The Pittsboro site will be open beginning on Sept. 17 and ending on October 3rd. The hours are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m., and Thursday from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m. This site will also be open on Saturday, Oct. 3, from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m.

Vote early at the Cary One Stop site: The One Stop Site in Cary will be at the Herbert C. Young Community Center and will be open from 11 am until 7 pm on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, September 30th, Oct. 1, and Oct. 2 and will be open from 10 am until 1 p.m. on Oct. 3.

Vote on Election Day: The East Williams precinct polling place at New Hope Baptist Church, located at 581 New Hope Church Road in Apex will be open from 6:30 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 6.

Durham County Early-Voting information
Durham voters can vote early at the Durham Elections office 706 W. Corporation St, Durham between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on weekdays through Oct. 2.

In addition, they can vote at these times:

Saturday, Sept. 26 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 27 from noon to 3 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 03 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.