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Voting begins March 3

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Wednesday, March 02, 2016

election timeThe 2016 Primary Election will be held March 15 and polls will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Early voting for the primary will be held March 3-12. 

Haywood County locations 

• Senior Resource Center, 81 Elmwood Way, Waynesville

• Clyde Municipal Building, 8437 Carolina Blvd., Clyde

• Canton Public Library, 11 Pennsylvania Ave., Canton

• Weekdays — 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturday, March 5, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Saturday, March 12, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

Jackson County locations

• Jackson County Board of Elections Office, 876 Skyland Drive, Sylva

• Cashiers Recreation Center, 355 Frank Allen Road, Cashiers

• Cullowhee Recreation Center, 88 Cullowhee Mountain Road, Cullowhee

• Wolfetown Community Gym, 28 Long Branch, Cherokee

• Thursday and Friday, March 3-4, 8 a.m.-7 p.m.; Saturday, March 5, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.; Monday through Friday, March 7-11, 8 a.m.-7 p.m.; Saturday, March 12, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Swain County locations: 

• Swain County Board of Elections office, 1422 U.S. Hwy. 19 South, Bryson City.

• Birdtown Recreation Center, 1212 Birdtown Road, Cherokee

• Weekdays, 8 a.m-8 p.m.; Saturdays, 8 a.m.-1 p.m.

Macon County locations: 

• Board of Elections Office, 5 W Main St., (first floor basement level) Room 127B; weekdays, 8 a.m.-6 p.m.; Saturdays —9 a.m.-1 p.m.

• Highlands Civic Center, 600 N 4th St., Meeting Room 1; weekdays, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Saturdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. 

Voters must show photo ID

New voter identification laws are in effect for the 2016 elections, meaning voters should be prepared to show a valid form of photo identification at the polls during the March 15 primary election. The following forms of photo ID are acceptable:

• NC driver’s license, learner’s permit or provisional license 

• Special ID card (N.C. DMV ID card)

• U.S. passport

• U.S. military ID (retired, active, dependents and civilian)

• U.S. Veterans ID issued by Veterans Affairs

• Tribal enrollment card issued by federally recognized tribe

• Tribal enrollment card issued by a N.C. recognized tribe

• Out-of-state driver’s license, only if the voter registers to vote in the county within 90 days of the election.

For more information about voter ID laws, visit www.voterid.nc.gov.

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