The registration deadline for those who want to vote in the May 6 election falls on April 11. To vote, you must be:

• a U.S. citizen and resident of North Carolina and this county for 30 days before the election;
• at least 18 years old on or before the next election;
• not registered and not voting in any other county or state;
• if convicted of a felony have voting rights restored.

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By Chris Fitzsimon 

Tuition at University of North Carolina campuses is the subject of the latest skirmish between Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue and state Treasurer Richard Moore in their battle for the Democratic nomination for governor.

A Moore television ad accuses Perdue of “leading the charge” for tuition increases in her position as chair of the Senate budget committee in the mid-1990s and cites Perdue’s comment that one proposed increase was just “beer and party money.” Perdue responded with an ad of her own that says Moore voted for tuition increases too when he was a member of the House.

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