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State Board of Elections shares voting tips ahead of primary

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Chuck Burton
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AP
Primary Election Day is Tuesday, March 3.

Tuesday is primary Election Day.

To cast a ballot in the March 3 primary, registered voters will need to visit their assigned polling place between 6:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.

There are more than 2,600 voting locations across the state. Residents can use the North Carolina Board of Elections Voter Search tool online to find their specific site.

This tool will also provide a sample ballot, which shows the contests they’ll be voting on.

Because this is a primary election, voters registered with a party can only use that party’s ballot. Unaffiliated voters will have to choose one party’s primary to vote in or a nonpartisan ballot, if available.

All voters will be asked to show photo identification when checking in at their polling site. For a list of acceptable IDs, visit BringItNC.gov.

And those still looking to vote absentee might consider dropping their ballot off at their county board of elections office, rather than mailing it, to ensure it’s received on time.

More voting tips can be found on the state board's website.

Amy Diaz began covering education in North Carolina’s Piedmont region and High Country for WFDD in partnership with Report For America in 2022. Before entering the world of public radio, she worked as a local government reporter in Flint, Mich. where she was named the 2021 Rookie Writer of the Year by the Michigan Press Association. Diaz is originally from Florida, where she interned at the Sarasota Herald-Tribune and freelanced for the Tampa Bay Times. She holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of South Florida, but truly got her start in the field in elementary school writing scripts for the morning news. You can follow her on Twitter at @amydiaze.

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