Polls will be open for North Carolina’s Super Tuesday primaries from 6:30 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. Voters are choosing party nominees for president, governor, each of the state’s 14 congressional seats and every member of the General Assembly.
North Carolina is one of more than a dozen states with primary elections on Tuesday. The presidential nomination contests are essentially done at this point. President Joe Biden is the only Democrat on the ballot in North Carolina. On the GOP side, former President Donald Trump is expected to easily win this state.
Two of the most closely watched races in North Carolina are open contests for governor and attorney general. Gov. Roy Cooper, Democrat, cannot run again after serving two terms.
Attorney General Josh Stein, a Democrat, is running for governor, leaving his post open. Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson is running for the Republican gubernatorial nomination.
More than 690,000 people voted early in the primary, including almost 20,000 mail-in ballots, according to data from the State Board of Elections. The early voting numbers are down from four years ago, when more than 794,000 voted early or by mail as of the Sunday before Election Day.
Fifteen states and one U.S. territory are holding elections on Tuesday, the biggest day for primaries each national election cycle.
Voting
On Election Day, voters will have to go to their assigned polling place to cast their ballots. Voters can look up their polling place and get a sample ballot on the State Board of Elections website.
Unaffiliated voters can cast ballots for the party of their choice. Voters registered with a party will have to vote the ballot of that party.
Voters will be required to show photo identification to cast a ballot. If a voter does not have an ID, they may be able to claim an exception and cast a provisional ballot.
Most voters will be able to show their driver’s license. Voters can also use a military ID, passport, school ID or other photo identification card. The State Board of Elections has a full list of acceptable IDs.
Absentee ballots are due to county boards of elections by 7:30 p.m. on Election Day.
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