Ready to vote in NC’s primaries? Here’s your guide

May 09 15:49 2018

Ohio County has no contested races for county offices on either the Democratic or Republican ballots today.

Who gets to vote in the primary?

As usual, polls will be open from 6:30 a.m.to 7:30 p.m. throughout Ohio. As a result, when the polls close the first wave of votes released around 8 p.m.it will give a good indication of how the night will go for those running.

You cast a ballot at the designated precinct in your neighborhood or community.

Atkeson said there’s also a nationwide push for early voting following recommendations by an election commission launched by former President Barack Obama.

Postmarks are not always affixed by the Post Office, so mail absentee ballots early enough so that it arrives by Election Day.

People voting in OH can search for their polling place here.

Champaign County brought out the largest proportion of early voters at 40 percent, compared to Hardin County where no voters cast their ballots before March 20.

The 9th District’s Democratic party candidates weighed in the primary race. But registered Republicans can’t vote in a Democratic primary, and registered Democrats can’t vote in a GOP primary.

“There are more than 3.2 million registered voters in SC”.

There are no statewide races this year, meaning some people might have no one to vote for until the November general elections.

Why is it important for me to vote in the Legislative Assembly elections?

White County Clerk Carla Ervin said the county’s elections typically go off without a hitch and none had cropped up on the first day of early voting. When a voter overvotes for a particular office, all of the votes cast by that voter for the overvoted office are CANCELED.

“Get out and vote, there’s no waiting”, said Swain BOE Director Joan Weeks.

What’s new for this year’s primary? Early voting in the primary elections ran from April 19 until May 5 in Chatham County since April 19.

A spokeswoman for Elections Ontario says the new technology was tested at two by-elections in 2016, and was also used in a variety of municipal elections.

If a candidate doesn’t receive slightly more than 30 percent of the primary vote total, a runoff could take place between the two candidates with the highest vote totals.

This year, the county opened a second site – the Carmichael Center on South Elm Street – to give early voters another option and to keep crowds down at the courthouse.

In the February 11, 2016 by-election in the Whitby-Oshawa riding, it took only 30 minutes to count the ballots using the new machines, compared to the 90 minutes it took officials to count them by hand, according to an Elections Ontario report that examined the byelection.

In most cases, an IN driver’s license, IN photo ID card, military ID or US passport is sufficient.

Three Michana counties will also be voting for sheriff nominations.

The trend in recent B.C. elections has been to more people voting in advance polls and fewer waiting until election day

Ready to vote in NC’s primaries? Here’s your guide
 
 
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