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In a primary, you vote by party. You will receive the ballot for the party that is on your registration.

If you are registered as “Unaffiliated,” you may choose which ballot you want. You may only choose one! This does not affect your future Unaffiliated status.

You may change your party registration before the primary by February 6.

These people will be responsible for voting/making decisions that affect our lives at all levels for the next 2-4 years. Here’s the list for North Carolina:

• 1 NC US Senate seat

• all 14 NC members of the US House of Representatives

• all 120 seats in the NC state House

• all 50 seats in the NC state Senate

• 1 seat on the NC Supreme Court

• 3 seats on the NC Court of Appeals

• County Board of Commissioners members

• local Board of Education members

• Clerk of Court

• Register of Deeds

• Sheriff

• District Attorney

• District Court Judge

• Superior Court Judge

• Soil & Water Conservation District Supervisors

NC voters must show a valid photo ID when they check-in to vote.  A driver’s license works. Pre-approved state employee or college or university student photo IDs are here.

A photo copy of a valid ID must be included with an absentee ballot.

See more complete info here.

College students who are registered NC voters can:

• Vote at your home address precinct.

• Vote Absentee by Mail (the student or their parents may request the absentee ballot).by February 5.

• Change your voter registration to your campus address if you meet the requirements of that area.

College students from outside of NC, attending a NC college can:

• Vote in accordance with the rules of your home jurisdiction

• Change your voter registration to your NC address if you will be living in NC for at least 30 days before the election.