Polls Open This Week
Polls Open This Week
Early Voting officially opens this week! We've got all the information you need before you head to the polls.
Who can vote?
Residents of Woodfin, Weaverville, and/or the Woodfin Water & Sewer District who are eligible to register to vote may vote in this year's municipal elections.
To find out whether you are in one of these districts, you can use the NCSBE voter lookup tool.
Who's running?
Find information on the Democratic candidates who are running this year on our 2023 Municipals page.
Meet the Democratic Candidates
Where and when can I vote?
Early voting is open at Buncombe County Elections Services (59 Woodfin Pl, Asheville 28801), Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., from Thursday, October 19 through Friday, November 3.
On Saturday, November 4, early voting will be open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at both Buncombe County Elections Services and at the Weaverville Community Center (60 Lakeshore Dr, Weaverville 28787).
On Election Day, voting will be open at your local polling site.
The deadline to request an absentee ballot is October 31, 2023. However, due to new changes in voter ID requirements, we encourage you to vote in person.
What kind of ID do I need to vote?
Voter ID is now required in North Carolina.
Voters must show an acceptable photo ID when they check in at their voting site during early voting or on Election Day. Election workers check to see if the picture on the ID reasonably resembles the voter and if the name on the ID is the same as or very similar to the voter’s name in their registration record. The address on the photo ID does not have to match the voter registration records.
The following types of ID will be accepted:
Any of the following that is unexpired, or expired for one year or less:
- North Carolina driver’s license
- State ID from the NCDMV (“non-operator ID”)
- Driver’s license or non-driver ID from another state, District of Columbia, or U.S. territory (only if voter registered in North Carolina within 90 days of the election)
- U.S. Passport or U.S. Passport card
- North Carolina voter photo ID card issued by a county board of elections
- College or university student ID approved by the State Board of Elections
- State or local government or charter school employee ID approved by the State Board of Elections
Note: A voter 65 or older may use an expired form of acceptable ID if the ID was unexpired on their 65th birthday.
Any of the following, regardless of whether the ID contains an expiration or issuance date:
- Military or veterans ID card (with photo) issued by the U.S. government
- Tribal enrollment card (with photo) issued by a tribe recognized by the state or federal government
- ID card (with photo) issued by an agency of the U.S. government or the State of North Carolina for a public assistance program.
Action Item
Join us Saturday at 10 a.m. at Buncombe Dems HQ for a County Executive Committee Meeting. If you are a Buncombe County Democratic Party precinct chair, vice chair, elected official, State Executive Committee member or president of an auxiliary organization, please plan to attend in person. If unable to attend, please use this form to appoint a proxy.
Jeff Rose is stepping down as Chair of Buncombe Dems -- join us in thanking him for seven years of service and electing a successor. Find out who's running here.