Voters are casting ballots this fall for local elections in hundreds of cities, towns and villages across North Carolina. Early voting ended on Saturday ahead of Election Day Tuesday.

More than 154,000 voters had already cast ballots, either at early voting sites or with absentee ballots, as of Monday morning, according to data from the North Carolina State Board of Elections. 

Voters in Charlotte, Durham, High Point, Fayetteville and other cities will choose their next mayors.

Not all cities and towns are offering early and absentee voting in the municipal elections this year. But that’s not uncommon, state election officials say, when small town elections have little or no competition or too few voters eligible.

The biggest turnout so far has been in Charlotte, where voters are casting ballots for mayor, city council and school board. More than 29,000 people have voted in the Queen City as of Monday morning, elections board data shows.

In Charlotte’s September primary, about 23,700 people cast ballots, less than 5% of eligible voters, according to the state board. Voting for the General Election is on pace for a stronger showing.

Turnout is traditionally low in off-year municipal elections.

In Durham, more than 12,000 people have voted early or absentee. Durham voters have an open race for mayor after the current mayor decided not to run for a second term. 

In the Oct. 10 primary for Durham, turnout was about 10.6%, with almost 75,000 voters casting ballots between early voting, absentee and Election Day.

Early voting locations and hours varied by county, but statewide, one-stop voting ended on Saturday. Polls will be open Tuesday from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Voters will need to show a photo ID or fill out a voter ID exemption form to cast a ballot early or on Election Day.

Voters can get their sample ballot and look up their Election Day polling place on the State Board of Elections site.