Voting for the 2024 General Election kicks off in North Carolina this Thursday, Oct. 17, with one-stop early voting.
Early voting hours are 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday through Friday through Nov. 1, and from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19, Oct. 26 and Nov. 2.
Macon County residents can vote at either the Carpenter Community Building at 1288 Georgia Rd., Franklin, or the Highlands Civic Center at 600 N. 4th St., Highlands.
A voter must show an acceptable photo ID to vote or complete an ID exception form or vote provisionally and return to the county’s elections office with a photo ID the day before Canvass, which is Thursday, Nov. 14, to be counted.
Acceptable photo IDs include a driver’s license from any state, a passport, N.C. voter ID card, most college or university student ID cards, state or local government ID, military or veterans ID card with photo, a recognized tribal enrollment card or ID card with photo for a public assistance program. A voter 65 years or older may use an expired form of acceptable ID if their ID was unexpired on their 65th birthday.
Macon County Elections Director Melanie Thibault said poll workers will write on an early-voting ballot so it can easily be found if challenged, saying it’s standard procedure, and it won’t change that person’s vote.
Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 5, from 6:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Macon County voters can vote in their designated precinct, and with an absentee ballot in any other precinct.