It's Election Day!
Polls open Tuesday at 6:30 a.m. and close at 7:30 p.m. Anyone in line at 7:30 p.m. will be allowed to vote. Voters can only vote at their assigned polling place. Bring a photo ID.
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The North Carolina State Board of Elections these tips for voters:
- Go to your assigned polling place on Election Day. Polling places will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Voters in line at 7:30 p.m. will be able to cast a ballot. To find your polling place, use the Voter Search tool on the State Board’s website.
- Find your sample ballot. A sample ballot shows what races and candidates will be on your ballot, and includes answers from candidates about the key issues in each race.
- Bring your photo ID. Voters will be asked to show photo ID when they check in to vote. Most voters will show their driver’s license, but many other forms of photo ID will be accepted.
- Voter registration is not permitted on Election Day. If you are not already registered to vote, you won't be able to cast your ballot on Tuesday.
- Voters in need of assistance. Voters in need of assistance may bring an eligible person to help them enter and exit the polling place or to help them complete their ballot according to the voter’s instructions. Election officials are also available to help voters. People assisting voters while they are completing their ballots are not permitted to influence the voter’s choices. Curbside voting is available for voters unable to enter the voting site.
- Track election results after the polls close. WRAL reports election results from data published by the State Board of Elections. Results on election night are unofficial, however. No results are official until they are certified 10 days after Election Day. During those 10 days, county elections officials research provisional ballots to determine whether they should be counted to add to the total. They audit the results, conduct any recounts, review ballots that could not be read by tabulation machines and double-check that all machines were working correctly.
- Peace at the polls. If you’re participating in the election — as a voter, poll worker, observer, or campaigner — please treat others with dignity and respect.