Polls open today from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Polk County voters have already turned out  938 voters for today’s primary election.
Early, or one-stop voting ended Saturday, May 3.
The majority who voted early voted on the democratic ticket.
According to unofficial results released by the Polk County Board of Elections Office, 536 voted democrat, 397 voted republican, two voted unaffiliated tickets and three voted libertarian.
Unaffiliated voters could either choose which party ticket to vote or vote an unaffiliated ticket which contained only non-partisan races.
Early voting could be done at three locations, including the Polk County Board of Elections Office, the Mill Spring Fire Department and the Green Creek Family Life Center.
There were 697 early votes at the board of elections office, 134 at the Green Creek Family Life Center and 107 at the Mill Spring Fire Department, according to unofficial results.
The primary election is today with Polk County having seven precincts.
Voting can be done at precincts from 6:30 a.m. until 7:30 p.m.
Precincts include Harmon Field for Tryon and Tryon Township voters, at the Isothermal Community College and Polk County High School for Columbus and Columbus Township voters, at the Saluda Fire Department for Saluda and Saluda Township voters, at the Green Creek Family Life Center for Green Creek Township voters, at the Mill Spring Fire Department for White Oak Township voters and at Sunny View Elementary School for Coopers Gap Township voters.
Voter ID laws are not yet in effect so identification is not required to vote, but poll workers will ask if a voter has identification. If a voter does not have identification this year, poll workers will give those voters educational material regarding the new voter ID law, which will go into effect in 2016.
Anyone who is a registered voter may vote in today’s primary election. The deadline has passed for residents to register to vote for the first time in Polk County, but another opportunity to register will be available for the Nov. 4 general election.
This year’s primary includes narrowing candidates to three for both Democrat and Republican candidates for the Polk County Board of Commissioners. There are also primary races for the U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives District 10, N.C. State Senate District 47 and Supreme Court Associate Justice on Polk County’s ballot.
Open county commissioner seats this year include those of Ted Owens (R), Ray Gasperson (D) and Keith Holbert (R), who have all filed for re-election.
Challengers include Shane Bradley (R), Kenneth Brady (D), Bill Ingham (D), Jake Johnson (R) and Lee Mink (D).
The race for U.S. Senate includes incumbent Kay Hagan (D) who is being challenged by Thom Tillis (R), Jim Snyder (R), Edward Kryn (R), Mark Harris (R), Heather Grant (R), Alex Lee Bradshaw (R), Greg Brannon (R), Ted Alexander (R), Will Stewart (D), Ernest T. Reeves (D), Sean Haugh (L) and Tim D’Annunzio (L). Voters will vote for one candidate in each party.
The primary race for the U.S. House of Representatives District 10, currently held by Patrick McHenry (R) includes McHenry running for the Republican bid against Richard Lynch (R).
The Republican bid for the N.C. State Senate District 47 seat, currently held by Ralph Hise (R) is being challenged by Michael Lavender (R).
The Supreme Court Associate Justice seat held by Robin Hudson will see Hudson, Eric Levinson and Jeanette Doran in the primary. Candidates for judge run non-partisan.
Anyone wishing to know the results tonight can go to the meeting room of the Womack building in Columbus on the second floor, where results will be posted on the screens as available.
This year’s regular election is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 4.