The weeks of promises, endorsements, charges, countercharges and name-calling all come down to this: It's primary day in North Carolina. Here's what you need to vote today:

POLLS OPEN

6:30 A.M. UNTIL 7:30 P.M.

WHERE TO VOTE

Check with your county board of elections.

Wake: 856-6240 or

www.wakegov.com/elections/default.htm

Durham: 560-0700 or

www.co.durham.nc.us/departments/elec/index.html

Orange: 245-2350 or

www.co.orange.nc.us/elect/

Johnston: 989-5095 or

www.co.johnston.nc.us

Chatham: 545-8500 or

www.chathamnc.org

AVOID THE LINES

The busiest times are expected to be from 6:30 to 9 a.m., about noon and from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Extra staff members are expected to be on hand.

"We have lots of ballots that we will not run out of," said Cherie Poucher, director of the Wake Board of Elections. "Just be patient."