Buncombe County elections board approves 10-site early voting plan, adds Upper Hominy as 11th site

The Buncombe County Board of Elections on Oct. 14 approved a staff-recommended early voting plan for the 2026 primary, adopting a network of 10 regular early-voting sites with the option to expand to 11.

The plan, presented by Assistant Director Negi Fox, will open weekday early voting 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., and includes weekend hours the board approved per staff recommendation (first weekend 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; the mandated final Saturday hours remain 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.). The board voted to designate the North Asheville Library as the North Asheville site rather than the UNC Asheville (UNCA) campus location, approved South Buncombe Library as the South Asheville site, and added Upper Hominy as an 11th site to serve growing precincts in the west/southwest part of the county. The board approved the plan unanimously and will submit it to the North Carolina State Board of…