(CNN) - Hurricane Dorian battered the North Carolina coast last week, bringing heavy rain, high winds and destructive tornadoes.
The storm threatened turnout in two special elections taking place on Tuesday, but state election officials have been working to ensure that voters can reach the polls.
"Voting will take place despite the challenges the hurricane presented," Karen Brinson Bell, the North Carolina State Board of Elections executive director, said in a video released Monday.
Additionally, election officials extended the date by which absentee ballots can be received by 3rd Congressional District counties, as long as the ballots were postmarked by Tuesday.
After the North Carolina election board voted to re-run the race, Harris took himself out of the running, leaving Republican voters to nominate Bishop.