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Headed to the polls? Here are some election day tips

Eligible voters across North Carolina will head to the polls for municipal elections on Tuesday. The State Board of Elections has offered a list of voting tips. 

The first step is going to the correct polling place, which can be found through the State Board’s Voter Search tool. You can also find sample ballots through that portal. 

Most North Carolina residents cannot register to vote on Election Day, unless they became a U.S. citizen after the registration deadline or had post-felony conviction rights restored. 

This year, voters will be asked to present a photo ID when checking in. While it’s anticipated many people will use a driver’s license, there are a number of other acceptable forms of ID that are listed on the BOE website. If you don’t have an approved photo ID, you can fill out an ID exception form and request a provisional ballot. 

Curbside voting is offered for those who may need assistance due to age or disability. 

And if for some reason your name isn’t on the voter list, you can request a provisional ballot. 

Polls will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Election Day. 

Neal Charnoff joined 88.5 WFDD as Morning Edition host in 2014. Raised in the Catskill region of upstate New York, he graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 1983. Armed with a liberal arts degree, Neal was fully equipped to be a waiter. So he prolonged his arrested development bouncing around New York and L.A. until discovering that people enjoyed listening to his voice on the radio. After a few years doing overnight shifts at a local rock station, Neal spent most of his career at Vermont Public Radio. He began as host of a nightly jazz program, where he was proud to interview many of his idols, including Dave Brubeck and Sonny Rollins. Neal graduated to the news department, where he was the local host for NPR's All Things Considered for 14 years. In addition to news interviews and features, he originated and produced the Weekly Conversation On The Arts, as well as VPR Backstage, which profiled theater productions around the state. He contributed several stories to NPR, including coverage of a devastating ice storm. Neal now sees the value of that liberal arts degree, and approaches life with the knowledge that all subjects and all art forms are connected to each other. Neal and his wife Judy are enjoying exploring North Carolina and points south. They would both be happy to never experience a Vermont winter again.

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