Yesterday, the NC State Board of Elections approved in-person early voting plans for the 2022 primary election for Bladen, Columbus, Gates, Lincoln, Pasquotank, Surry, and Chatham counties. The State Board also unanimously certified for use in North Carolina the Hart InterCivic Verity Voting 2.5 voting system as an upgrade to Verity Voting 2.2, which was certified in 2019.