Find your polling place: Where to vote in Randolph County

Dean-Paul Stephens, The Courier-Tribune
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Casting a ballot on Election Day can be complicated, no matter if you are a first-time or seasoned voter, and in recent years fluctuating district maps has only compounded the confusion.

With Saturday marking the end of Randolph County's early voting period, those planning to cast their ballots in Election Day must do so at their assigned precinct. For Randolph County voters, and Election Day voters through the country, the trick is knowing which of the county's 22 precincts to go to.

Randolph County's Election Day precincts include:

  • Archdale, Randolph Community Services Building 213 Balfour Dr., Archdale 27263

  • Asheboro East, Central United Methodist Church 300 S Main Street, Asheboro 27203

  • Asheboro North, Balfour Elementary School 2097 N Asheboro School Road, Asheboro 27203

  • Asheboro South, Guy B. Teachey Elementary School 294 Newbern Avenue, Asheboro 27205

  • Asheboro West, Sunset Avenue Church of God 900 Sunset Avenue, Asheboro 27203

  • Back Creek, Friendship Baptist Church 2235 Spero Road, Randleman 27317

  • Deep River, Franklinville United Methodist Church 227 W Main Street, Franklinville 27248

  • Grant, Bethel Friends Meeting 2519 Bethel Friends Road, Asheboro 27205

  • Level Cross, Level Cross Elementary School 5417 Old Greensboro Road, Randleman 27317

  • Liberty, American Legion Liberty Precinct 604 S Greensboro Street, Liberty 27298

  • New Market, Cedar Square Friends Meeting 7546 Harlow Road, Archdale 27263

  • Providence, Friendly Baptist Church 8102 NC Hwy 22, Climax 27233

  • Ramseur, Southeastern Randolph Middle School 5302 Foushee Road, Ramseur 27316

  • Randleman, First United Methodist Church 301 S Main Street, Randleman 27317

  • Southeast, Coleridge Elementary School 4528 NC Hwy 22-42, Ramseur 27316

  • Southern, First Baptist Church of Seagrove 7931 U.S. Highway 220 S, Seagrove 27341

  • Southwest, Farmer Elementary School 3557 Grange Hall Road, Asheboro 27205

  • Staley, Staley Fire Station 410 West Railroad Street, Staley 27355

  • Tabernacle, Tabernacle Elementary School 4901 Tabernacle School Road, Asheboro 27205

  • Trinity, Hopewell Elementary School 6294 Welborn Road, Trinity 27370

  • Trinity Tabernacle, Poplar Ridge Friends Meeting 3673 Hoover Hill Road, Trinity 27370

  • Union Grove, Southmont Elementary School 2497 Southmont Drive, Asheboro 27205

It's a marked difference from early voting, in which you can make use of any of the county's early voting precincts. Randolph County precincts are determined at the state level, according to Randolph County's Election Director Melissa Johnson. Usually they are determined by the geographical location of ones household but that isn't always a sure thing. There can be instances in which neighbors are assigned different precincts to cast their ballots.

When a voter registers they are given information about their designated precinct. Johnson said voters can access that information in any number of ways.

"A lot of people ask for a sample ballot," Johnson said, adding that precinct information can be found on sample ballots. "When people register to vote, we send them a registration card that has all of their precinct information on it."

She also said there are online resources, mainly the state voter lookup.

"They have a voter lookup on the State Board of Elections website and we link to that," Johnson said.

If, for whatever reason, a prospective voter goes to the wrong precinct, a precinct worker should be able to direct them to the correct location. There are options for those who find the!selves unable to make it to the correct precinct.

"Sometimes voters don't want to go somewhere else, they might not have time or if it's the end of the day," Johnson said. "At some point there are voters that will vote out of precinct."

Out of precinct, or provisional voting, is when a voter casts a ballot at the incorrect precinct using a provisional ballot. Provisional ballots are reviewed by the board of elections.

"We can decide, based on their approval if the whole ballot will count or...it !ight be part of the ballot that counts."

Johnson said despite the redistricting controversy in the state, she is confident Randolph Counry voters will be able to determine their designated precinct with little difficulty.

"The polling places haven't changed so we don't anticipate any issues," Johnson said.

"We do encourage people to go to the correct pollling place."

This article originally appeared on The Courier-Tribune: A look at determining the correct voting precinct in Randolph County