Registered to vote?
If you want to vote in the primary, make sure you're registered.
We received a release from the North Carolina Coalition for Verified Voting that said some people claiming that they registered at the DMV (which you can do in this state) later discovered that they were not registered to vote.
Fortunately, this is the Early Voting Period and you can still register in time for the May 6 primary.
You have until May 3 to do it, and must register in-person. There are 12 locations in Guilford County to do that.
And for anyone else who registers at the Division of Motor Vehicles while getting a license, be sure that you receive a voter identification card in the mail. That's how you know the local office received your registration, according to Brenda Alexander, registration manager at the Guilford County Board of Elections.
"If you haven't gotten an ID card from us within a few weeks, then I would call and check to make sure that we got the registration or that you are actually registered," Alexander said.