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Early voting finished Saturday. According to election director Faye Gill for the Vance County Board of Elections, “ The grand total for entire Early Voting is 2,793.” Vance County has 28,471 registered voters, which means 9.8 percent of eligible voters in Vance County voted early.

When compared to the May 2018 primary in Vance County, which held a Democratic Primary race for Sheriff, 18.39 percent of eligible voters cast a vote in 2018. Just a head-to-head comparison would lead you to believe that half of those who will vote have already done so early.

But this is a Presidential election year and Super Tuesday.

If you go back to the March 2016 primary election – the last Presidential Election year – almost 32 percent of eligible Vance County voters cast a vote, which would be an indication that so far this year a little less than one third, or more specifically about 30.6 percent, of the people who are planning to vote have already done so early.

The Polls are open Tuesday from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

All absentee ballots must be returned by Tuesday, March 3, 2020, at 5 p.m. or must be postmarked by March 3, 2020, and received in the Board of Elections Office by 5 p.m. on Friday, March 6, 2020.

Voters WILL NOT be required to show photo ID for the March 3, 2020 Primary Election. In a December 31 order, a federal district court blocked North Carolina’s voter photo ID requirement from taking effect. This injunction will remain in place until further order of the court.

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-Information courtesy the Vance County Board of Elections

NOTICE OF PRIMARY ELECTION – VANCE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

A primary election will be held on March 3, 2020, in Vance County to vote on the candidates for the offices of:

DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY

Presidential Preference, US Senate, US House of Representatives District 4, NC Governor, NC Lieutenant Governor, NC Auditor, NC Commissioner of Agriculture, NC Superintendent of Public Instruction, NC Treasurer, NC District Court Judge District 9 (if you live in that district), School Board District 3 and District 5 (if you live in those districts)

REPUBLICAN PRIMARY

Presidential Preference, US Senate, US House of Representatives District 1 and District 4, NC Governor, NC Lieutenant Governor, NC Attorney General, NC Auditor, NC Commissioner of Insurance, NC Commissioner of Labor, NC Secretary of State, NC Superintendent of Public Instruction

LIBERTARIAN PRIMARY

Presidential Preference

CONSTITUTION PRIMARY

Presidential Preference

GREEN PRIMARY

Presidential Preference

Polls will open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Election Day. One-Stop early voting will be held at the Vance County Board of Elections Office and Henderson Operational Center.

One-stop early voting will start on Thursday, February 13, 2020, and end on Saturday, February 29, 2020. On Thursday, February 13, 2020, and Friday, February 14, 2020 – 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. at both locations; Monday, February 17, 2020 – Friday, February 21, 2020 – 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. at both locations; Monday, February 24, 2020 – Friday, February 28, 2020 – 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. at both locations; Saturday, February 29, 2020 – 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Absentee ballots are allowed.  Requests for an absentee ballot must be made on a State Board of Elections Absentee Request Form, available at the County Board of Elections office and at both one-stop early voting sites, and received in the Vance County Board of Elections office or either one-stop early voting site by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, February 25, 2020. Completed absentee ballots must be returned to the Vance County Board of Elections by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, March 3, 2020.

All residents of Vance County who are registered to vote with the Vance County Board of Elections may vote in this election. Voters who are previously registered need not re-register for this election. Those voters who are registered as unaffiliated may vote in the DEMOCRATIC, REPUBLICAN, OR LIBERTARIAN PRIMARY ELECTION. They CANNOT vote in the CONSTITUTION PRIMARY OR GREEN PRIMARY.

Unaffiliated voters will be given a choice of ballot at the polling places.

Those residents of Vance County who are not registered to vote must register on or before Friday, February 7, 2020, in order to be eligible to vote on Election Day. Those voters who are not registered by Friday, February 7, 2020, may register and vote during one-stop early voting only and will be required to provide documentation of their identity and residence.

Voters who wish to change their party affiliation or who have changed their name or address must notify the Board of Elections in writing by Friday, February 7, 2020. Voters who fail to notify the Board of Elections of a change to their name or address must update their information when presenting to vote and may be required to vote a provisional ballot.

Voters who require assistance with casting their ballot are entitled to assistance by an appropriate person of their choice or an election official. Registration facilities and polling places are accessible to the elderly and handicapped. Curbside voting is available for voters who are not physically able to enter the polling place.

Persons with questions about registration, location of polling places, absentee ballots, early voting at One-Stop locations or other election matters may call the Vance County Board of Elections Office at (252) 492-3730 Monday thru Friday.