Early voting locations are open. Here's what to know and where to go.

Early voting locations opened Thursday in Chapel Hill and Carrboro for this year's municipal election. Seats on the Chapel Hill Town Council, Carrboro Town Council and Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education are up grabs — as well as the mayoral seats in both towns.

During the early voting period, residents can register to vote at a polling location — and UNC students living on campus can do so with just their UNC One Card. A valid photo ID is newly required to vote, even if already registered.

Polling locations

Four polling locations are available for voters in Chapel Hill and Carrboro starting Thursday — the Carrboro Town Hall, Seymour Senior Center, the Chapel of the Cross and the Chapel Hill Public Library.

The Chapel Hill and Carrboro locations are open for varying hours throughout early voting but will be open each day from Oct. 26 through Nov. 4.

The Chapel of the Cross, located at 304 E. Franklin St. adjacent to Morehead Planetarium, is the closest early voting location to UNC's campus. Chapel Hill Transit buses also run near the other newly opened locations.

What to bring if you aren't registered in Chapel Hill or Carrboro

If a voter has lived in their county for at least 30 days before Election Day, they can register to vote in that county during early voting. To register, a voter must bring proof of their current place of residence.

For UNC students living in on-campus housing, this proof of residence can be a physical UNC One Card, since UNC provides the county board of elections with a list of people living in on-campus housing before voting begins.

For people not living in on-campus housing, proof of residence can include a driver's license with their current address on it, other photo ID that has the current address, a copy of a utility bill, bank statement, paycheck or other government-issued document with the voter's name and current address listed.

The voter registration application given to voters at the polling place once they provide proof of residence is available in both English and Spanish.

For more information, visit the N.C. State Board of Elections website on same-day registration.

What to bring once you're registered, or if you already are

Voter ID is newly required in this election. UNC One Cards also count as a valid form of voter ID — but only the physical plastic card, regardless of its active status. Driver's licenses, U.S. passports and other state-issued IDs can also be used, as well as military or veteran IDs issued by the federal government.

Those who wish to vote but do not have a valid form of ID can visit the Orange County Board of Elections at 208 S. Cameron St. in Hillsborough from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday to receive an ID free of charge.

If a voter chooses to vote on Election Day — Nov. 7 — but does not have a valid ID, they can fill out a form attesting that there was some kind of impediment to them obtaining the ID or bring a valid ID to the county board of elections before 5 p.m. on Nov. 16.

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