The candidate filing period for partisan and nonpartisan municipal contests is fast approaching. Filing on July 7, and runs through July 21. Jackson County’s non-partisan municipal election is set for Tuesday, Nov. 7. The candidate filing period for the statewide 2024 primary elections will be from Dec. 4, through Dec. 15. The 2024 statewide primary election is set for March 5.
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Photo ID will be required for voting. On April 28 the N.C. Supreme Court reversed an injunction against implementation of photo ID legislation. As a result, photo ID laws enacted in 2018 and 2019 will be implemented moving forward, starting with the municipal elections in 2023. The state plans to inform voters about the change and the acceptable forms of identification for voting in person and for absentee voting, as well as polling places.
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