Voting
You will be assigned a voting place within the precinct where you live. Your precinct will be assigned by our office when you register or change your address and you will be notified by mail. You will receive a voter card before any election if you are a new voter or have made changes since the last election. The voter card will indicate the name and location of your voting place. You may also telephone the Elections Office at 678-7733 for the location of your voting place.
Voter ID
Overview
Voters will be asked to show photo ID when voting in North Carolina.
For most voters, they will simply show their driver's license. But there are many other acceptable photo IDs.
If a voter does not have an acceptable photo ID, they can get one for free from the N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles (NCDMV). Find more information under "No-Fee ID Cards" at State IDs / NCDMV. Soon, voters will also be able to get free ID from their county board of elections.
All voters will be allowed to vote with or without a photo ID. If a voter cannot show photo ID when voting in person, they can still vote by filling out an ID Exception Form. For absentee-by-mail voters, if they are unable to include a copy of their photo ID in their ballot return envelope, they can also fill out an ID Exception Form with their ballot. Find more information at NCSBE.gov website.
Transfer Voting
If you fail to change your address by the registration deadline, there is a procedure that allows you to vote. On election day, you may go to your old precinct and fill out a voter update/transfer form. Then you can take the form to your new precinct where you will be allowed to vote. To avoid this paperwork, change your address by the registration deadline. The deadline is 25 days before an election.
All voting places in Cumberland County are open from 6:30 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. every election day.
At The Voting Place
On entering the voting place, give your name, address and party (primary only) to the election officials. If you are properly registered, you will be given a ballot to take to the voting booth. If precinct officials are unable to locate your registration record, you may be asked to vote a provisional ballot. Voter must return provisional ballot in the sealed envelope to precinct official.
Curbside Voting
If you are unable to enter the voting place because of age or physical disability, you will be allowed to vote in your vehicle. Curbside voting is available at all voting sites during the one-stop absentee voting period and on election day. Voting sites have designated parking indicating curbside voting and have a curbside alert system that alerts the election officials a curbside voter has arrived. An election official will come to the vehicle to obtain the voter’s name and address. Before a ballot is issued to a curbside voter, the voter must swear an oath affirming his or her qualification to use curbside voting.
Assistance with Voting
Who May Receive Assistance
Any voter who is qualified to vote in the election is entitled to assistance upon entering the voting enclosure and exiting the voting enclosure. The voter must tell the precinct official that he/she desires to have assistance, stating the reason assistance is needed. In addition, the voter must tell the precinct official who he/she wishes to receive assistance from. The precinct official may assist the voter if the voter requests. The person rendering assistance to the voter cannot persuade the voter to cast his/her ballot in any particular way nor keep any record of how the voter marked his/her ballot.
Who May Give Assistance
Any registered voter qualified to vote in the election is entitled to assistance from the voter's spouse, brother, sister, parent, grandparent, child, grandchild, mother-in-law, father-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, stepparent, or stepchild, as chosen by the voter with entering and exiting the voting booth and in preparing ballots.
A disabled voter may receive assistance from a person of the voter's choice, other than the voter's employer or agent of that employer or an officer or agent of the voter's union or by telephone.
Primaries and General Elections
In primaries in North Carolina, you vote only in the primary of the party with which you are affiliated. If you register unaffiliated you may be allowed to vote in a primary if a party allows unaffiliated voters.
Voter Search Lookup Tool
Use this Lookup Tool to:
- See your registered name
- See your registered address
- See your party affiliation
- Locate your polling place
- See your election districts
- Find your county board of elections
Find Election Information Here:
During an election, this tool will also display:
- Your Sample Ballot
- Your Absentee Ballot Status