Primary elections take place on Tuesday, March 15. Buncombe County residents will cast votes in a number of important races at the national, state and local level. All registered voters, including unafilliated voters, are eligible to participate in the primary. If you’re not yet registered to vote, you still have time to complete that process. The voter registration deadline is Friday, February 19.

Early voting is available from March 3 – 12 at a number of locations across the county. The closest early voting location for Swannanoa residents is the Black Mountain Library, 105 N. Dougherty Street.

If you’d like to check on your polling location, see a list of early voting locations and hours, download a voter registration form, or get answers to other questions you may have about the primary elections, please visit
www.buncombecounty.org and click on “Election Services,” or call 828-250-4200.