As had been widely expected, North Carolinians approved an amendment to the state constitution that requires all eligible voters to be U.S. citizens. The Associated Press projected that the amendment will pass not long after polls closed in North Carolina.

The state has over 2,600 polling places open on Election Day, but two will see extended hours due to a delay in the morning.

The only ballot measure North Carolina voters saw statewide this year, called the citizens-only voting amendment, passed. The constitutional amendment, which just needed a majority vote from North Carolinians to go into effect, will change the language about who can vote in elections.

Voters in North Carolina and South Carolina approved constitutional amendments that would restrict voting to U.S. citizens in all elections.

Would it change the voting age? Would it affect naturalized citizens? Here are some answers about the ballot measure in NC, and the misinformation circulating about it.

North Carolina has set an early voting record, the State Board of Elections announced Sunday. More than 4.2 million voters cast early ballots at in-person voting sites, officials said, adding that turnout in western areas of the state impacted by Hurricane Helene outpaced the rest of the state.

North Carolina is among eight states with ballot measures this election specifying that only citizens can vote.