The McDowell County Board of Elections will meet on the following dates for the approval of absentee applications: today at 9 a.m. and Monday, March 4, at 5 p.m. The board will meet on Tuesday, March 5, at 2 p.m. for the opening of the absentees and on Tuesday, March 12, at 9 a.m. to count provisional, supplemental absentees and random sample audit and Friday, March 15, at 11 a.m. for the canvass.
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