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Election DayTuesday, November 3

Polls are open today from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. across North Carolina

The 5AM Cary teamFrom today’s edition · 1 min read · 3 sources

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If you haven't voted yet, today's the day. Polls are open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., and anyone in line at 7:30 p.m. still gets to vote. Head to your assigned polling place with a photo ID. Most people show a driver's license.

Polls are open for 13 hours today, and voters in line at closing still vote

Polling places across North Carolina

Midnight6 a.m.Noon6 p.m.6:30 a.m.to 7:30 p.m.
  • 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.Polls open
Polling places
More than 2,600
Absentee due
7:30 p.m. today

Sources: ABC11 News, Iredell Free News

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WhenWhat
6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.Polls open
Polling placesMore than 2,600
Absentee due7:30 p.m. today

Not sure where you vote? Enter your name, birth year and county in the State Board's Voter Search tool to find your polling place and sample ballot. Have a photo ID but left it at home? You can vote a provisional ballot and bring an acceptable ID to your county elections office by noon on Tuesday, Nov. 10.

  • Absentee ballots: must reach your county board by 7:30 p.m. today
  • Registration: not allowed today, with narrow exceptions
  • Curbside voting: available for eligible voters who can't enter

On the ballot, three statewide referendums cover requiring photo ID for voting, a 3.5% maximum income tax rate and a property tax levy limit. You'll also see a U.S. Senate seat and an N.C. Supreme Court seat.

What North Carolina voters are choosing today

3
statewide referendums
14
U.S. House seats
120
N.C. House seats
2,600+
polling places open statewide

Sources: ABC11 News, Iredell Free News

Sources: ABC11 News, CBS 17, Iredell Free News

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