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The North Carolina State Board of Elections selected three early voting locations for Fayetteville and Cumberland County.
The decision came after the county board failed to reach a unanimous agreement.
Debate arose over the inclusion of Cliffdale Recreation Center, with concerns about partisan favoritism and cost.
The state Board of Elections decided Aug. 27 that Fayetteville and Cumberland County will have three early voting sites, after the Cumberland County Board of Elections was unable to reach a unanimous decision.
The state board reviewed two plans based on documents from the Cumberland County election board’s Aug. 12 meeting.
At the Aug. 12 meeting, a majority plan approved by Republican board Chair Linda Devore and members Bree Eldridge and Ryan Johnson