Early voting starts Oct. 15
Early voting runs from Thursday, Oct. 15 through Oct. 31. Early voting sites in The Smoky Mountain News coverage area will include:
Haywood County
• Clyde Municipal Building, 8437 Carolina Blvd., Clyde
• Haywood County Senior Resource Center, 81 Elmwood Way, Waynesville
• Canton Library, 11 Pennsylvania Ave., Canton
Jackson County
• Cashiers Recreation Center, 355 Frank Allen Rd., Cashiers
• Cullowhee Recreation Center, 88 Cullowhee Mountain Rd., Cullowhee
• Jackson County Board of Elections, 876 Skyland Dr., Sylva
• Qualla Community Building, 181 Shoal Creek Church Loop, Whittier
• Western Carolina University, 245 Memorial Dr., Cullowhee
Macon County
• Highlands Civic Center, 600 N. 4th St., Highlands
• Macon County Community Building, 1288 Georgia Rd., Franklin
Swain County
• Birdtown Recreation Center, 1212 Birdtown Rd., Cherokee
• Swain County Board of Elections, 1422 Highway 19 South, Bryson City
Voting in person
Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3. Polls are open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Voters who are in line at 7:30 p.m. will still be allowed to vote, no matter how long the line is. Voter identification is not required.
Vote only at your precinct, which can be found by visiting https://vt.ncsbe.gov/reglkup. You can also find a sample ballot listing all of the races in which you’re eligible to vote.
Do not visit polling sites to determine the status of your absentee ballot. Visit https://northcarolina.ballottrax.net/voter.
Registering to vote on Election Day is not an option in North Carolina.
Significant measures will be taken to guard against the spread of COVID-19, including enforcement of social distancing. Masks will be provided for those who don’t bring their own.