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WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM October 25 - 31, 2023 UCW 9 Follow Us Today! Stay up to date on all the Up & Coming Events in Cumberland County and surrounding areas! LIKE Friday - November 10 Crown Theatre - 7:30 P.M. T I C K E T S O N S A L E N O W ! Tickets available now at: TICKETMASTER.COM Crown Complex Box O•ce Fort Liberty Leisure Services For More Information Contact 910-303-3996 Community Concerts Presents NEWS One-Stop Early Voting for the Nov. 7 Municipal Elections in Cumberland County's municipali- ties began Oct. 19 and runs through Nov. 4. Voters will be required to show photo identification in order to vote in this election. Citizens who do not have a photo ID can get a free ID at the Board of Elections office. One-Stop Early Voting for the Mu- nicipal Elections is available at the following locations: •Cumberland County Board of Elections at E. Newton Smith Cen- ter, 227 Fountainhead Lane from Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. •Cliffdale Recreation Center at 6404 Cliffdale Road from Monday to Friday, 12 to 7 p.m. Both locations will also be open on the last day of One-Stop Voting on Saturday, Nov. 4, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. More information about times and locations is available on the Cumberland County Board of Elec- tions website at cumberlandcoun- tync.gov/elections. Citizens may register to vote and vote on the same day during the One-Stop Early Voting period. To register to vote, you must be a citizen of the United States, 18 years of age or older and a legal resident of Cumberland County for 30 days before the date of the next election. To be eligible to vote in a munici- pal election, you must be a resident of the municipality. Go to the State Board of Elections website to use an interactive map to see municipal elections by location at ncsbe.gov/voting/upcoming- election. Voter ID Requirements All voters will be required to show photo identification in order to vote. Citizens who do not have a photo ID can get a free Voter ID issued by the Cumberland County Board of Elec- tions. e office is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Photo IDs can be issued at any time the Board of Elections is open, except during the time period between the end of early voting through the end of Election Day. Acceptable forms of ID include: •North Carolina driver's license •State ID from the NCDMV (also called non-operator ID) •Driver's license or non-driver's license 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 •Voter ID card issued by the 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 ap- proved by the State Board of Elec- tions If a voter does not show an ac- ceptable ID, the voter may proceed to vote in one of two ways: •Complete an ID Exception Form and then vote with a provisional ballot period •Vote with a provisional ballot and then return the ballot to their County Board of Elections Office with their photo ID by the day be- fore the County canvass. To learn more about the photo ID requirement, acceptable forms of identification and how to get a free Voter ID, visit ncsbe.gov/voting/ voter-id. For more information, contact Cumberland County Board of Elec- tions at 910-678-7733 or visit cum- berlandcountync.gov/elections. Early voting for Municipal Elections underway a STAFF REPORT