Polls Are Open In North Carolina. Here’s Where To Vote
It’s time to get out and vote. Polls are open in North Carolina until 7:30 p.m. Don’t forget your ID.
Don’t know where you should cast your ballot? The North Carolina Board of Elections offers a handy Polling Place Search tool. You can use it to search by address or by precinct. They also have information on acceptable forms of identification at the polls. All North Carolina voters must provide proof of ID before they can vote. If you don’t have an ID, don’t worry. You can always fill out an voter ID exemption form to have your vote verified and counted.
According to state elections officials, more than 154,000 people have voted early or returned absentee ballots. In Charlotte, almost 30,000 people have cast their ballots early. , according to the North Carolina State Board of Elections.
Election Day is always the Tuesday after the first Monday of November (November 7 this year). This scheduling goes back to the early 1800s when the United States was primarily an agricultural society. November was practical because it was after the fall harvest and before the onset of winter. The timing also made it a convenient time for farmers to travel to polling places without interfering with their agricultural work.
