North Carolina polls opened at 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday, giving voters a set answer on where to vote today: their assigned precinct. Anyone casting a ballot on Election Day in North Carolina needs an acceptable ID and must get to the correct polling place before 7:30 p.m.
The statewide schedule gives voters a fixed window, and the closing time is the last chance to vote in person today. If a voter has not checked the assigned precinct yet, that is the first step before leaving home.
Anita Earls and the ballot
That same ballot includes a race for the North Carolina Supreme Court, where Anita Earls is seeking a second eight-year term and Sarah Stevens is also running for the seat. Voters will also weigh three proposed amendments to the North Carolina constitution.
Other contests on the same ballot include Roy Cooper, Michaely Whatley, Shannon Bray, and Michael Dublin in the U.S. Senate race in North Carolina, along with Don Davis and Laurie Buckhout in North Carolina’s 1st Congressional District. Josh Stein is also part of the broader Election Day landscape.
Wake County Board of Education
Four seats on the Wake County Board of Education are up for grabs, and at least two of those seats will go to entirely new faces because two incumbents chose not to run for reelection. That means some voters will see a local ballot with changes even before they reach the higher-profile races.
For voters who still need to cast a ballot, the practical steps are straightforward: bring ID, head to the assigned precinct, and arrive before polls close at 7:30 p.m. The only ballot each voter can use is the one attached to that precinct.
