Your guide to early voting in Wake, Durham and Cumberland counties & acceptable forms of ID to bring
Early voting for the 2023 October Municipal Election begins Thursday.
This is when voters will choose who they want to represent them in local government offices. You can find a list of candidates at ncsbe.gov.
Voters will be asked to show photo ID when they check in to vote.
Here's a list of early voting sites in Wake, Durham and Cumberland counties.
Wake County
These are the 2023 October Municipal Election early voting sites:
Wake County Board of Elections Office
1200 N. New Hope Rd., Raleigh, 27610
Early voting starts at 8:30 a.m.
Herbert C. Young Community Center
101 Wilkinson Ave., Cary, 27513
Early voting starts at 11 a.m.
For more information about dates, times and locations for early voting in Wake County, go to wake.gov.
Durham County
Early voting in Durham County starts Thursday at 8:30 a.m.
Instead of voting at the Durham County Elections Office, early voters can go to the following locations:
- Durham County Main Library
- 300 N. Roxboro Street, Durham, 27701
- Early votings starts at noon
- East Regional Library
- 211 Lick Creek Lane, Durham, 27703
- Early voting starts at noon
- North Regional Library
- 221 Milton Road, Durham, 27712
- Early voting starts at noon
- NCCU Turner Law Building
- 640 Nelson Street, Durham, 27707
- Early voting starts at noon
- South Regional Library
- 4505 South Alston Avenue, Durham, 27713
- Early voting starts at noon
Early voting at each location ends at 4 p.m. each day.
Cumberland County
Early voting in Cumberland County starts Thursday at 8 a.m.
Those eligible for early voting can do so at the Cumberland County Board of Elections Office at 227 Fountainhead Lane in Fayetteville.
For more information about dates, times and locations for early voting in Durham and Cumberland counties, go to ncsbe.gov.
Acceptable forms of ID
Don't forget to bring your driver's license with you. You must bring an acceptable form of identification when you go to vote.
County boards will be issuing voter photo IDs during early voting for people with expired licenses or who don't have one at all.
The North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) said the following forms of ID are acceptable.
Any of the following that is unexpired, or expired for one year or less:
- North Carolina driver’s license
- State ID from the NCDMV (also called “non-operator ID”)
- Driver’s license or non-driver ID from another state, District of Columbia, or U.S. territory (only if voter registered in North Carolina within 90 days of the election)
- U.S. Passport or U.S. Passport card
- North Carolina voter photo ID card issued by a county board of elections (see Get a Free Voter Photo ID).
- College or university student ID approved by the State Board of Elections (see box below)
- State or local government or charter school employee ID approved by the State Board of Elections (see box below)
- Note: A voter 65 or older may use an expired form of acceptable ID if the ID was unexpired on their 65th birthday.
Any of the following, regardless of whether the ID contains an expiration or issuance date:
- Military or veterans ID card (with photo) issued by the U.S. government
- Tribal enrollment card (with photo) issued by a tribe recognized by the state or federal government
- ID card (with photo) issued by an agency of the U.S. government or the State of North Carolina for a public assistance program (Note: Although this is an acceptable form of ID under North Carolina law, the State Board is not aware of any such ID in circulation that contains a photo. All IDs for voting are required to have a photo.)
"All county boards of elections can issue free voter photo IDs to registered voters in their county," according to the NCSBE's website. "To be issued a free voter photo ID card, the voter must provide their name, date of birth and the last four digits of their Social Security number, and have their photo taken."
For more information about acceptable forms of ID, go to ncsbe.gov.
