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Early voting is under way. Here's how to cast ballot.

By Lightning Reports, Published: October 19, 2022

Early voting starts at 8 a.m. today and continues through Nov. 5 at four polling places in Henderson County.

Early voting locations are Board of Elections, 75 East Central St.; Etowah Library, 101 Brickyard Road; Flat Rock Village Hall, 110 Village Center Drive; and Fletcher Town Hall, 300 Old Cane Creek Road. Hours are 8 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5.

Some Henderson County voters are in a different state House district.

House District 113 had connected Transylvania and Polk counties by taking in six Henderson County precincts bordering South Carolina. In the new map, Henderson County precincts in District 113 are Armory, East Flat Rock, Flat Rock, North Blue Ridge, Raven Rock, South Blue Ridge and Southeast. Moved from District 113 to 117 are Atkinson, Crab Creek, Etowah South, Etowah Valley, Green River and Horse Shoe.

District 117 is now made up of Atkinson, Bat Cave, Brickton, Carolina Village, Crab Creek, Clear Creek, Edneyville, Etowah South, Etowah Valley, Fletcher, Grimesdale, Green River, Hoopers Creek, Horse Shoe, Hendersonville-1, Hendersonville-2, Hendersonville-3, Long John Mountain, Laurel Park, Moores Grove, Northeast, North Mills River, Northwest, Park Ridge, Pisgah View, Rugby, South Mills River and Southwest. Moved from District 117 to 113 are North Blue Ridge, South Blue Ridge and Southeast.

Senate District 48 is also changed. It now includes Henderson, Polk and Rutherford counties, losing Transylvania County and part of southern Buncombe County.

For more details on early voting call 828-697-4970, email hcelections@hendersoncountync.gov or visit www.hendersoncountync.gov/elections.