WINSTON SALEM: North Carolina has extended voting times in eight Durham County precincts after problems with electronic voting rolls there earlier in the day, the state election board said on Twitter. Advocates including the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People had urged the state to extend voting time in Durham County until 9 pm EST (0500 GMT), an hour and a half past normal closing time. However, the state board extended voting time by an hour in two precincts, and less than that in six others. A representative for the North Carolina election board, which is made up of three Republicans and two Democrats, could not immediately be reached for comment. North Carolina is a crucial battleground state in the US presidential election between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton.

Source: New Strait Times November 09, 2016 01:07 UTC