NORTH CAROLINA -- Early voting continues for the next two weeks in the special election for North Carolina's ninth district.

Voters from Charlotte all the way over to Fayetteville are choosing a Republican candidate to run against Democrat Dan McCready.

The North Carolina State Board of Elections called for the special election after determining there was fraud connected to absentee ballots in Bladen and Robeson counties last November.

Elections officials in Bladen County say the quick turnaround for the special election was necessary, but challenging.

"It had to happen in a few months and we usually have a little more time to work on an election. We have had some calls," Valeria Peacock McKoy with the Board of Elections said.

Due to problems in last fall's election, representatives from the State Board of Elections will be in Bladen and Robeson counties helping with this special election.

Early voting ends May 10 and the special election is set for May 14.