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Primary will be held on Tuesday

COLUMBUS—Saturday, Feb. 29 will be the last chance to cast an early vote for the primary in North Carolina, which will also be the last opportunity to register to vote for the primary. 

Early voting ends in North Carolina on Saturday, which can be done at the Polk County Board of Elections Office in Columbus from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday. Voter registration will not be available following Saturday’s early voting deadline for Tuesday’s primary. 

Polls will be open at all county precincts on Tuesday, March 3 from 6:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. 

Polk County has 7 polling places for Tuesday, including Sunny View Elementary School for the Coopers Gap Township; Isothermal Community College and Polk County High School for the Columbus Township; the Green Creek Fire Department for the Green Creek Township; Saluda Fire Department for the Saluda Township and the Harmon Field Cabin for the Tryon Township. 

North Carolina’s primary will include several state and federal races, including a candidate for U.S. President. South Carolina has its presidential primary on Saturday, but only includes presidential candidates for the democrat party. South Carolina republicans chose not to hold a presidential primary this year. 

In North Carolina, voters will vote based on their party. Different ballots are available for republican, democrat, libertarian, green and constitution parties. Unaffiliated voters will be able to choose which ballot they wish to vote between republican, democrat or libertarian. 

In South Carolina, any party can vote in the democrat presidential primary. 

To see sample ballots in North Carolina, people can visit the board of election page at polknc.org.