March 3 is primary date in North Carolina, where you select who you want to represent your party in the November. This year, North Carolinians will vote on a new senator pick. You may also have other candidates on your ballot depending on your party affiliation and where you live in Pamlico County.
You can check your registration, see where to go to vote, and look at a sample ballot on the State Board of Elections site.
Who is eligible to vote in Pamlico County?
According to North Carolina law, you must satisfy four requirements to be eligible to vote:
You must be a U.S. citizen.
You must be at least 18 years of age. (You can register before your 18th birthday if you will be 18 by the date of the election.)
You must live in the county where you are registering, and have resided there for at least 30 days prior to Election Day.
You must not be serving a felony sentence, be on probation, or subect to post-release supervision, or parole.
Photo ID and voting in North Carolina
Voters in North Carolina are asked present suitable photo ID. Those who do not have ID can still vote, but will have to fill out an ID exception form.
Acceptable forms of photo ID include currently unexpired ID of these types:
North Carolina driver’s license
U.S. Passport or U.S. Passport card
North Carolina State ID issued by the NCDMV (this may also be called a “non-operator ID”)
Driver’s license or non-driver ID from another state, District of Columbia, or U.S. territory if you registered to vote in North Carolina within 90 days of the election
North Carolina voter photo ID card issued by a county board of elections
College or university student ID approved by the State Board of Elections
State, local government or charter school employee ID approved by the State Board of Elections
Voters over the age of 65 can use expired ID if their ID was valid at the time of their 65th birthday.
Letters about registration and the right to vote
Over 100,000 voters in North Carolina, including about 150 in Pamlico County, received letters about repairing their registrations. The letters were sent to registered voters who do not have an N.C. driver’s license, DMV ID number or social security number in the state’s voter registration database.
People who received the letters are still eligible to vote. ID numbers can be updated at the North Carolina DMV website, or in person at local elections office.
Registering to vote
The deadline for civilians to register to vote is 25 days before an election. If you miss the deadline, you can also register to vote at early voting locations. In general, civilians are not able to register and vote on election days in North Carolina.
You can register to vote by mail, or online or in person at the DMV.
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