Early voting begins in the battleground state of North Carolina on Thursday, as the western part of the state still feels the impacts of Hurricane Helene’s flooding three weeks later. More than 400 voting locations in the state’s 100 counties were expected to open Thursday for the early voting period,

Early in-person voting has started in the presidential battleground state of North Carolina. That includes in the mountains, where some potential voters still lack power and clean running water after Hurricane Helene’s epic flooding last month.

Washington Post reporter Amy Gardner explains the steps local election officials have taken to make it easier to vote in North Carolina after Hurricane Helene.

More than 400 locations in all 100 counties were expected to open on Thursday for the 17-day early vote period.