It’s down to the wire for voters in Wake County, as today marks Election Day for 13 municipalities, including Angier, Apex, Cary, Durham, and others. The polls opened at 6:30 a.m. and will close at 7:30 p.m., giving residents their final opportunity to vote for key positions such as mayor and town or city council seats, according to an announcement on the Wake County website.
Not all Wake County dwellers will need to head to the polling stations; only those residing within the specific municipal limits have this civic duty on their agenda, indeed, the Wake County Elections Director Olivia McCall reminds eligible voters to check the NCSBE Voter Search tool to find out if they have a ballot in this election and their designated polling place, "Not all registered voters have a ballot in this election, so make sure you check your voter registration find out if you’re eligible," Wake County's website reported.
For the Town of Cary, this year's Election Day comes with a change; Cary has switched to a nonpartisan plurality method for its municipal elections, now held in November instead of the previous October timeframe with potential runoffs slated for November. Meanwhile, residents of Raleigh and unincorporated areas of Wake County will sit this one out as their ballots won't be up for grabs until 2026 after moving their election cycle to even-numbered years.
Wake County voters who opted for the absentee ballot route must make sure their ballots reach the Board of Elections Operations Center by the 7:30 p.m. deadline today since posting a ballot doesn’t guarantee on-time delivery if it arrives after the cut-off and also, it's worth noting that absentee ballots can't be dropped off at polling places, but everyone in line by 7:30 p.m. will still get the chance to vote, as the election officials assure, "All eligible voters in line by 7:30 p.m. will be allowed to vote," after that, the poll-closing process will begin and be open to public viewing at the Board of Elections Operations Center, with results made accessible on the NCSBE Results Dashboard.
To learn more about the specifics of your local elections, tips on voting, and the latest updates, head over to ReadyToVote.com. For those interested in keeping up with the Wake County Board of Elections, aside from overseeing the elections, they're also in charge of maintaining over 830,000 voter registration and voting records, and they're present on social platforms like Facebook and Instagram, and can be reached out at [email protected] or by calling 919-404-4040.
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