ASHEVILLE – People who want to vote on Election Day this year but are not registered must submit a registration form no later than Friday.

Or, they can visit a one-stop voting site and register and vote at the same time beginning Oct. 17.

Registration forms are available online via ncsbe.gov. Most libraries and high schools and many county government offices have registration forms, said Trena Parker Velez, Buncombe County elections supervisor.

People who want to register can also do that in person at their county board of elections office. Buncombe County's is at 77 McDowell St. and is open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays.

Forms sent by mail must simply be postmarked no later than Friday, said Patrick Gannon, spokesman for the State Board of Elections.

It is also possible to register through a Division of Motor Vehicles office if you are receiving another service there, Velez said.

Those who are uncertain whether they are registered or whether they are registered at the correct address can check online at vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/ .

One-stop sites allow people to register and vote in one trip. Those registering at a one-stop site must bring proof of residence, which could be a drivers license, college or university student identification, bank statement, utility bill or similar document.

Buncombe County will have 11 one-stop voting sites this year, open through Nov. 3. Several counties have scaled back the number of sites from years past because of a new state law mandating uniform operating hours for all sites, which imposes additional costs on counties, but every county will have at least one early-voting site.

North Carolina does not require photo identification to vote, although a constitutional amendment to impose that requirement is on the ballot this election.

Velez said the Buncombe elections office had been relatively quiet until last week, when activity suddenly started booming.

This is an unusual election year in North Carolina because there is no U.S. Senate race on the ballot.

Those contests often drive voter interest, but Velez said Tuesday the county has already received more absentee ballot requests this year than it did in 2014, the last mid-term election.

County elections offices must receive requests for absentee ballots no later than the end of the day Oct. 30. Request forms are available from county elections offices or online via ncsbe.gov or your county elections board's website.

Buncombe County's is www.buncombecounty.org/governing/depts/election/.

The Buncombe elections board can be reached at 828-250-4200. Call 919-814-0700 or 866-522-4723 to reach the state board.

Voters this year will pick U.S. House members, state legislators, county commissioners, a Buncombe County sheriff, judges and some other officials, plus decide whether six proposed amendments to the state Constitution pass. Election Day is Nov. 6.

The state General Assembly extended some voting-related deadlines for people in 28 counties most affected by Hurricane Florence. None of those counties is in the mountains.