NORFOLK, Va. — Presidential Primary Day is March 3, 2020. Voters in Virginia and North Carolina will be casting ballots along with people in several other states. We gathered "need to know" information in one place.
Also, be sure to check our election results page on Super Tuesday once the polls close.
Where to Vote
Polls in Virginia are open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m., and North Carolina polls are open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
What to Bring with You
Virginia
Anyone who is voting in Virginia in person needs to bring an acceptable form of photo identification.
Voters arriving at the polls without photo ID will be required to vote a provisional ballot and will have until noon on the Friday following the election to deliver a copy of identification to their locality’s electoral board for their provisional ballot to be counted.
Here's a list of acceptable forms of identification for in-person voting in Virginia:
- Valid Virginia Driver’s License or Identification Card
- Valid Virginia DMV issued Veteran’s ID card
- Valid United States Passport
- Other government-issued photo identification cards (must be issued by US Government, the Commonwealth of Virginia, or a political subdivision of the Commonwealth)
- Tribal enrollment or other tribal ID issued by one of 11 tribes recognized by the Commonwealth of Virginia
- Valid college or university student photo identification card (must be from an institution of higher education located in Virginia)
- Valid student ID issued by a public school or private school in Virginia displaying a photo
- Employee identification card containing a photograph of the voter and issued by an employer of the voter in the ordinary course of the employer’s business
- You'll find a more detailed list of acceptable IDs here.
North Carolina
Anyone who votes in North Carolina does NOT need to show a photo ID for the primary election. (On December 31, a federal district court blocked North Carolina's voter photo ID requirement from going into effect. The state board of elections said it would update people with new information about the injunction when it became available.)
Who's Running
Virginia
The Democratic Presidential Primary is the only primary taking place in Virginia on March 3. The Republican Party decided to choose delegates at a state convention to send to the GOP's national convention.
North Carolina
Presidential primaries will take place for the Constitution, Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican parties in North Carolina. There also are a number of other primaries for congressional, state, and local seats. Those include primaries for governor, lieutenant governor, and state attorney general.
Election Results
13News Now will update the Super Tuesday results in Virginia and North Carolina continually on our results page after the polls close. We also will have results of primaries from across the country.
Our coverage will include a digital special that you'll be able to view here on our website, on our app, on our Facebook page, and on our YouTube channel.
The special will begin at 9:30 p.m.