What you need to know about Tuesday's local elections
CITY WOULD NEED TO DO ITS OWN
STUDY AND FIGURE OUT HOW MUCH
AN ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE TEAM
WOULD EVEN COST TOMORROW IS
ELECTION DAY VOTERS IN DOZENS
OF CITIES ACROSS THE STATE WILL
BE CASTING BALLOTS TO DECIDE
WHO WILL LEAVE LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS AND MUCH OF THE
TRIANGLE AND BEYOND.
>> THESE ARE ALL SO SOME OF THE
FIRST ELECTIONS THAT REQUIRE
VOTERS IN THIS STATE TO SHOW
PHOTO IDENTIFICATION AT THE
POLLS. WRAL, STATE GOVERNMENT
REPORTER WILL DORT IS HERE WITH
MORE ON THAT. SO WELL. HOW CAN
PEOPLE FIND OUT IF THEY'RE
ELIGIBLE TO VOTE IN ONE OF
THESE ELECTIONS?
SO HUNDREDS OF LOCAL ELECTIONS
ARE HAPPENING ALL ACROSS THE
STATE.
>> AND IN OUR VIEWING AREA,
THAT MEANS THAT PEOPLE WHO LIVE
INSIDE CITY LIMITS OF PLACES
LIKE DURHAM, FAYETTEVILLE,
CHAPEL HILL, MOST OF THE WAKE
COUNTY SUBURBS, PLENTY OF OTHER
PLACES CAN CAST A BALLOT
TOMORROW FROM MAYORS AND TOWN
COUNCILS. WHAT ABOUT PEOPLE
WHO ARE INSURED? THEIR TOWN
HAS AN ELECTION OR WHO'S ON
THE BALLOT OR IF THEY'RE EVEN
REGISTER TO VOTE? HOW CAN THEY
GET THOSE CRITICAL DETAILS?
>> SO THAT INFORMATION SHOULD
ALL BE AVAILABLE THROUGH YOUR
LOCAL COUNTY'S BOARD OF
ELECTIONS WEBSITE OR YOU CAN
GO ONLINE. LOOK UP A NORTH
CAROLINA VOTERS SEARCH TYPE IN
YOUR NAME. IF YOUR TOWN HAS
AN ELECTION, YOU'LL BE ABLE
TO SEE WHERE TO GO. VOTE AND
SEE A SAMPLE BALLOT SHOWING
ALL THE CANDIDATES THAT ARE
GOING TO BE UP FOR ELECTION.
AND OF COURSE, THIS IS THE
ELECTION DAY WHERE EVERYONE
WILL NEED TO BRING SOMETHING TO
THE POLLS THAT THEY HAVEN'T
BROUGHT BEFORE. A PHOTO
IDENTIFICATION.
>> WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THAT.
SO MOST PEOPLE HAVE NOT FOUND
THE NEW RULES TO BE TOO
CUMBERSOME OF MORE THAN 150,000
EARLY VOTERS. SO FAR.
>> ONLY 64 OF THEM DIDN'T HAVE
I D THE VAST MAJORITY HAVE BEEN
ABLE TO SHOW A DRIVER'S LICENSE
OR ANOTHER ACCEPTABLE FORM OF
ID. AND EVEN IF YOU DON'T HAVE
AN ID OR MAYBE JUST ACTUALLY
LEFT A HOME, YOU'LL STILL BE
ABLE TO VOTE. WE'LL JUST NEED
TO COME BACK TO ELECTIONS
OFFICE, WHICH IT AND BALLAD ID
WITHIN A FEW DAYS OR FILL OUT A
FORM EXPLAINING WHY YOU DON'T
HAVE ONE. AND OF COURSE, THIS
IS GOING TO BE A GOOD TEST RUN
FOR THE 2024 PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION. MUCH MORE TURNOUT FOR
THAT. WHAT ARE YOU HEARING FROM
ELECTIONS? OFFICIALS?
>> THEY ARE A LITTLE CONCERNED.
THERE WAS ESSENTIALLY NO STATE
FUNDING THIS YEAR TO HELP
EDUCATE PEOPLE ON THE NEW VOTER
ID RULES SINCE THE NEW STATE
BUDGET WAS DELAYED FOR MONTHS
AND ONLY RECENTLY PASSED BUT AS
SOON AS THESE ELECTIONS ARE
DONE OVER STATE AND LOCAL
ELECTIONS, OFFICIALS WILL BE
TURNING THEIR ATTENTION TO 2024
AND HOW TO PREPARE FOR THAT.
AND IT'S THEIR GOAL TO DO KIND
OF OUTREACH TO MAKE SURE THAT
PEOPLE HAVE THAT INFORMATION.
ABSOLUTELY. THAT'S GOING TO BE
A HUGE FOCUS HEADING INTO NEXT
YEAR'S BIG PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTIONS. A BIG ONE WILL.
THANKS SO MUCH. AND WHEN THE
RESULTS START ROLLING IN
TOMORROW NIGHT, MAKE WRAL AND