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Local municipal general elec-
tions will be held Tuesday, Nov. 7.
Early voting is under way now and
will continue through Saturday,
Nov. 4. Elections for governing
bodies are held in Fayetteville,
Hope Mills, Spring Lake, Falcon,
Godwin, Linden, Wade, Eastover
and Stedman plus the Eastover
Sanitar y District.
One-Stop early voting is held
only at the Cumberland Count y
Board of Elections Office, in the E.
New ton Smith Center at 227 Foun-
tainhead Ln., Fayetteville. Dates
and times for early voting are:
Oct. 25–Oct. 27, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.;
Oct. 30–Nov. 3, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.;
Nov. 4, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Officials did not say why the
polls would not be open on most
Saturdays and Sundays. Citizens
who want to take advantage of ear-
ly voting but are not registered to
vote may do so when they arrive at
the board of elections office. They
must provide acceptable identity
documentation. Would-be voters
should be prepared to show docu-
ments that list current names and
addresses in Cumberland County.
A complete list of allowable forms
of identification is outlined on the
county's website.
Regular office hours are 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Monday through Fri-
day. Voters who because of age
or disability are unable to enter
the voting place are permitted to
vote curbside from their cars. The
process is overseen by an elections
official. A curbside voter is entitled
to the same level of assistance,
privacy and instruction provided
to voters in the polling place.
For more information and for
links to voter information, general
election polling places and the
N.C. Board of Elections, go to w w w.
co.cumberland.nc.us/elections or
call (910) 678-7733.
Municipal general elections Nov. 7
by JEFF THOMPSON
NEWS
JEFF THOMPSON, Senior
News Reporter. COMMENTS?
news@upandcomingweekly.
com. (910) 484-6200.