Early voting continues for municipal elections across Cumberland

One-stop early voting for the Nov. 7 municipal elections is underway at two locations in Cumberland County.

Voters will be required to show photo identification at the polls, according to a Board of Elections news release. Residents who do not have a photo ID can get a free one at the Board of Elections Office.

Offices on the ballot include the Fayetteville mayor and nine City Council members, who are elected by district. Hope Mills and Spring Lake also will elect a mayor and town board members. Other municipalities in Cumberland County with offices on the ballot include Falcon, Godwin, Eastover and Linden.

Early voting will run through Nov. 4 at these times and locations:

• 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Cumberland County Board of Elections Office, 227 Fountainhead Lane, Fayetteville.
• Noon-7 p.m. Monday through Friday at Cliffdale Recreation Center, 6404 Cliffdale Road.

Both locations will be open on the last day of one-stop voting from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 4.

More information about times and locations is available on the Board of Elections website, cumberlandcountync.gov/elections.

Residents may register to vote and vote on the same day during the early voting period, the release said. Voters must be a U.S. citizen, 18 or older, and a legal resident of Cumberland County for 30 days before the date of the next election.

To in a municipal election, you must be a resident of that municipality.

Go to the State Board of Elections website to use an interactive map to see municipal elections by location at ncsbe.gov/voting/upcoming-election.

Voter ID requirements

All voters will be required to show photo identification to vote, the release said. Residents who do not have a photo ID can get a free one issued by the Cumberland County Board of Elections. The office is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Acceptable forms of ID include:

• North Carolina driver’s license.
• State ID from the N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles.
• Driver’s license or non-driver’s license from another state, provided the voter registered in North Carolina within 90 days of the election.
• S. passport or passport card.
• Voter ID card issued by the county Board of Elections.
• College or university student ID approved by the State Board of Elections.
• State or local government or charter school employee ID approved by the State Board of Elections.

Any voter who does not show an acceptable ID may cast a ballot in one of two ways:

• Complete an ID exception form and vote with a provisional ballot.
• Vote with a provisional ballot and return it to the Board of Elections Office with a photo ID by the day before the county canvass.

To learn more about the photo ID requirement, acceptable forms of identification and how to get a free voter ID, visit ncsbe.gov/voting/voter-id.

For more information, contact Cumberland County Board of Elections at 910-678-7733 or visit cumberlandcountync.gov/elections.

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