State of North Carolina Voting Requirements & Information

Statewide Voter Information

 

U.S. Domestic Voters

City of Charlotte Primary Election held on Tue Sep 12, 2017

New Voter Registration
Fri Aug 18, 2017 5:00pm

Absentee Ballot Request

 Tue Sep 5, 2017

Absentee Ballot Return
Mon Sep 11, 2017 5:00pm EDT

Early Voting

 none on record

City of Durham Primary Election held on Tue Oct 10, 2017

New Voter Registration
Fri Sep 15, 2017

Absentee Ballot Request

 Tue Oct 3, 2017

Absentee Ballot Return
Mon Oct 9, 2017 5:00pm EDT

Early Voting

 none on record

City of Raleigh General Election held on Tue Oct 10, 2017

New Voter Registration
Fri Sep 15, 2017

Absentee Ballot Request

 Tue Oct 3, 2017

Absentee Ballot Return
Mon Oct 9, 2017 5:00pm EDT

Early Voting

 none on record

City of Greensboro Primary Election held on Tue Oct 10, 2017

New Voter Registration
Fri Sep 15, 2017

Absentee Ballot Request

 Tue Oct 3, 2017

Absentee Ballot Return
Mon Oct 9, 2017 5:00pm EDT

Early Voting

 none on record

Fayetteville Primary Election held on Tue Oct 10, 2017

New Voter Registration
Fri Sep 15, 2017

Absentee Ballot Request

 Tue Oct 3, 2017

Absentee Ballot Return
Mon Oct 9, 2017 5:00pm EDT

Early Voting

 none on record

City of Charlotte Municipal Election held on Tue Nov 7, 2017

New Voter Registration
Fri Oct 13, 2017

Absentee Ballot Request

 Tue Oct 31, 2017

Absentee Ballot Return
Mon Nov 6, 2017 5:00pm EST

Early Voting

 none on record

City of Durham Municipal Election held on Tue Nov 7, 2017

New Voter Registration
Fri Oct 13, 2017

Absentee Ballot Request

 Tue Oct 31, 2017

Absentee Ballot Return
Mon Nov 6, 2017 5:00pm EST

Early Voting

 none on record

City of Raleigh Run-off Election held on Tue Nov 7, 2017

New Voter Registration
Fri Oct 13, 2017

Absentee Ballot Request

 Tue Oct 31, 2017

Absentee Ballot Return
Mon Nov 6, 2017 5:00pm EST

Early Voting

 none on record

City of Greensboro Municipal Election held on Tue Nov 7, 2017

New Voter Registration
Fri Oct 13, 2017

Absentee Ballot Request

 Tue Oct 31, 2017

Absentee Ballot Return
Mon Nov 6, 2017 5:00pm EST

Early Voting

 none on record

Fayetteville Municipal Election held on Tue Nov 7, 2017

New Voter Registration
Fri Oct 13, 2017

Absentee Ballot Request

 Tue Oct 31, 2017

Absentee Ballot Return
Mon Nov 6, 2017 5:00pm EST

Early Voting

 none on record

Registration

You can register to vote or update your registration information:

  • by mail
  • in person at your elections office

You must have resided in your county at least 30 days prior to the election in which you intend to vote.

Election Day Voting

Polling places are open from 630am to 730pm on Election Day.

Find my polling place

Early Voting

Through one-stop absentee voting (in-person absentee voting, or early voting) registered voters may go to their county board of elections office (or an alternative location) to vote an absentee ballot.

One-stop absentee voting is conducted from the second Thursday before the election and until 1pm on the last Saturday before Election Day.

Absentee Voting

Any registered voter may request an absentee ballot and vote by mail.

You are eligible to vote in North Carolina if you:

  • Live in the precinct where you vote for at least 30 days prior to the election
  • Are at least 18 years old by Election Day
  • Are a resident of North Carolina
  • Are a U.S citizen

You are NOT eligible to vote in North Carolina if:

  • You are on parole for a felony conviction or convicted of a felony
  • You are registered to vote in another state

Restorative Requirements

  • If you have been previously convicted of a felony crime, you may vote in North Carolina if your voting rights have been restored

Voter Registration

To register to vote in North Carolina you should provide:

  • Your North Carolina Voter Registration Number (if known)
  • Your North Carolina Driver's License or State/non-driver ID Number
  • The Last Four Digits of your Social Security Number

If you do not have any of these IDs, you can provide a copy of one of the following with your registration application:

  • Paycheck that Shows your current name and address
  • Bank Statement
  • Government Check
  • Utility Bill
  • Government Issued Document that shows your current name and address
  • Current and Valid Photo ID

You can alternatively provide one of these documents when you vote to complete your registration.

Voting In-Person

If you registered to vote in North Carolina, you may be required to present valid ID if you are voting for the first time or your registration is incomplete. You can use any ID from this list:

  • Government Issued Document that shows your current name and address
  • Utility Bill, Bank Statement, Government Check, or Paycheck that Shows your current name and address
  • Current and Valid Photo ID

All accepted forms of ID may be used up to one year after expiration.

Domestic Voter

 In-Person Mail Fax Email Online

Voter Registration

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Absentee Ballot Request

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Voted-Absentee Ballot Return

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Blank Ballot To Voter

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Overseas & Military Voters

City of Charlotte Primary Election held on Tue Sep 12, 2017
Overseas Military

Absentee Voter Registration

 Received by Mon Sep 11, 2017 5:00pm EDT Received by Mon Sep 11, 2017 5:00pm EDT

Ballot Request for Registered Voter

 Received by Mon Sep 11, 2017 5:00pm EDT Received by Mon Sep 11, 2017 5:00pm EDT

Ballot Return
  • Postmarked by Tue Sep 12, 2017 12:00am EDT
  • Email or Fax by Tue Sep 12, 2017 7:30pm EDT
  • Post received by Thu Sep 21, 2017 5:00pm EDT
  • Postmarked by Tue Sep 12, 2017 12:00am EDT
  • Email or Fax by Tue Sep 12, 2017 7:30pm EDT
  • Post received by Thu Sep 21, 2017 5:00pm EDT

City of Durham Primary Election held on Tue Oct 10, 2017
Overseas Military

Absentee Voter Registration

 Received by Mon Oct 9, 2017 5:00pm EDT Received by Mon Oct 9, 2017 5:00pm EDT

Ballot Request for Registered Voter

 Received by Mon Oct 9, 2017 5:00pm EDT Received by Mon Oct 9, 2017 5:00pm EDT

Ballot Return
  • Postmarked by Mon Oct 10, 2016 12:00am EDT
  • Email or Fax by Tue Oct 10, 2017 7:30pm EDT
  • Post received by Thu Oct 19, 2017 5:00pm EDT
  • Postmarked by Mon Oct 10, 2016 12:00am EDT
  • Email or Fax by Tue Oct 10, 2017 7:30pm EDT
  • Post received by Thu Oct 19, 2017 5:00pm EDT

City of Raleigh General Election held on Tue Oct 10, 2017
Overseas Military

Absentee Voter Registration

 Received by Mon Oct 9, 2017 5:00pm EDT Received by Mon Oct 9, 2017 5:00pm EDT

Ballot Request for Registered Voter

 Received by Mon Oct 9, 2017 5:00pm EDT Received by Mon Oct 9, 2017 5:00pm EDT

Ballot Return
  • Postmarked by Mon Oct 10, 2016 12:00am EDT
  • Email or Fax by Tue Oct 10, 2017 7:30pm EDT
  • Post received by Thu Oct 19, 2017 5:00pm EDT
  • Postmarked by Mon Oct 10, 2016 12:00am EDT
  • Email or Fax by Tue Oct 10, 2017 7:30pm EDT
  • Post received by Thu Oct 19, 2017 5:00pm EDT

City of Greensboro Primary Election held on Tue Oct 10, 2017
Overseas Military

Absentee Voter Registration

 Received by Mon Oct 9, 2017 5:00pm EDT Received by Mon Oct 9, 2017 5:00pm EDT

Ballot Request for Registered Voter

 Received by Mon Oct 9, 2017 5:00pm EDT Received by Mon Oct 9, 2017 5:00pm EDT

Ballot Return
  • Postmarked by Mon Oct 10, 2016 12:00am EDT
  • Email or Fax by Tue Oct 10, 2017 7:30pm EDT
  • Post received by Thu Oct 19, 2017 5:00pm EDT
  • Postmarked by Mon Oct 10, 2016 12:00am EDT
  • Email or Fax by Tue Oct 10, 2017 7:30pm EDT
  • Post received by Thu Oct 19, 2017 5:00pm EDT

Fayetteville Primary Election held on Tue Oct 10, 2017
Overseas Military

Absentee Voter Registration

 Received by Mon Oct 9, 2017 5:00pm EDT Received by Mon Oct 9, 2017 5:00pm EDT

Ballot Request for Registered Voter

 Received by Mon Oct 9, 2017 5:00pm EDT Received by Mon Oct 9, 2017 5:00pm EDT

Ballot Return
  • Postmarked by Mon Oct 10, 2016 12:00am EDT
  • Email or Fax by Tue Oct 10, 2017 7:30pm EDT
  • Post received by Thu Oct 19, 2017 5:00pm EDT
  • Postmarked by Mon Oct 10, 2016 12:00am EDT
  • Email or Fax by Tue Oct 10, 2017 7:30pm EDT
  • Post received by Thu Oct 19, 2017 5:00pm EDT

City of Charlotte Municipal Election held on Tue Nov 7, 2017
Overseas Military

Absentee Voter Registration

 Received by Mon Nov 6, 2017 5:00pm EST Received by Mon Nov 6, 2017 5:00pm EST

Ballot Request for Registered Voter

 Received by Mon Nov 6, 2017 5:00pm EST Received by Mon Nov 6, 2017 5:00pm EST

Ballot Return
  • Postmarked by Tue Nov 7, 2017 12:00am EST
  • Email or Fax by Tue Nov 7, 2017 7:30pm EST
  • Post received by Thu Nov 16, 2017 5:00pm EST
  • Postmarked by Tue Nov 7, 2017 12:00am EST
  • Email or Fax by Tue Nov 7, 2017 7:30pm EST
  • Post received by Thu Nov 16, 2017 5:00pm EST

City of Durham Municipal Election held on Tue Nov 7, 2017
Overseas Military

Absentee Voter Registration

 Received by Mon Nov 6, 2017 5:00pm EST Received by Mon Nov 6, 2017 5:00pm EST

Ballot Request for Registered Voter

 Received by Mon Nov 6, 2017 5:00pm EST Received by Mon Nov 6, 2017 5:00pm EST

Ballot Return
  • Postmarked by Mon Nov 7, 2016 12:00am EST
  • Email or Fax by Tue Nov 7, 2017 7:30pm EST
  • Post received by Thu Nov 16, 2017 5:00pm EST
  • Postmarked by Mon Nov 7, 2016 12:00am EST
  • Email or Fax by Tue Nov 7, 2017 7:30pm EST
  • Post received by Thu Nov 16, 2017 5:00pm EST

City of Raleigh Run-off Election held on Tue Nov 7, 2017
Overseas Military

Absentee Voter Registration

 Received by Mon Nov 6, 2017 5:00pm EST Received by Mon Nov 6, 2017 5:00pm EST

Ballot Request for Registered Voter

 Received by Mon Nov 6, 2017 5:00pm EST Received by Mon Nov 6, 2017 5:00pm EST

Ballot Return
  • Postmarked by Mon Nov 7, 2016 12:00am EST
  • Email or Fax by Tue Nov 7, 2017 7:30pm EST
  • Post received by Thu Nov 16, 2017 5:00pm EST
  • Postmarked by Mon Nov 7, 2016 12:00am EST
  • Email or Fax by Tue Nov 7, 2017 7:30pm EST
  • Post received by Thu Nov 16, 2017 5:00pm EST

City of Greensboro Municipal Election held on Tue Nov 7, 2017
Overseas Military

Absentee Voter Registration

 Received by Mon Nov 6, 2017 5:00pm EST Received by Mon Nov 6, 2017 5:00pm EST

Ballot Request for Registered Voter

 Received by Mon Nov 6, 2017 5:00pm EST Received by Mon Nov 6, 2017 5:00pm EST

Ballot Return
  • Postmarked by Mon Nov 7, 2016 12:00am EST
  • Email or Fax by Tue Nov 7, 2017 7:30pm EST
  • Post received by Thu Nov 16, 2017 5:00pm EST
  • Postmarked by Mon Nov 7, 2016 12:00am EST
  • Email or Fax by Tue Nov 7, 2017 7:30pm EST
  • Post received by Thu Nov 16, 2017 5:00pm EST

Fayetteville Municipal Election held on Tue Nov 7, 2017
Overseas Military

Absentee Voter Registration

 Received by Mon Nov 6, 2017 5:00pm EST Received by Mon Nov 6, 2017 5:00pm EST

Ballot Request for Registered Voter

 Received by Mon Nov 6, 2017 5:00pm EST Received by Mon Nov 6, 2017 5:00pm EST

Ballot Return
  • Postmarked by Mon Nov 7, 2016 12:00am EST
  • Email or Fax by Tue Nov 7, 2017 7:30pm EST
  • Post received by Thu Nov 16, 2017 5:00pm EST
  • Postmarked by Mon Nov 7, 2016 12:00am EST
  • Email or Fax by Tue Nov 7, 2017 7:30pm EST
  • Post received by Thu Nov 16, 2017 5:00pm EST

Overseas Voters

U.S. citizens living abroad have the right to vote as absentee voters, provided they are eligible to vote in their state. If you are living outside of the U.S. permanently, indefinitely, or temporarily, your voting rights stay with you, even if you never voted when you lived in the U.S. To vote from overseas:

  • Complete and send an overseas voter registration/ballot request form to your election office in the U.S. This is one specific form that will register you as an overseas voter and request your absentee ballot – simultaneously.

Many states allow children who were born overseas, but never lived in the U.S., to use their U.S. parents’ last residence address to register.

Military Voters

Service members and their eligible family members living outside their voting jurisdiction (within or outside the U.S.) are able to vote as absentee voters.

  • If you are a service member, or an eligible family member, there is a single form to file for both voter registration and ballot request. It is often called the “Federal Post Card Application” or the FPCA form. This form must be re-filed with your election office each time you change location.

To vote as a service member or eligible family member:

  • Complete and send a voter registration/ballot request form “FPCA” to your election office in the U.S. It is the same form in all states.

Voting Military

Service members and their dependents may register and request a ballot using the federal voter registration/ballot request form ("FPCA"). You will have the following identification options when completing the form:

  • Last 4 Digits of your Social Security Number
  • Option to Indicate that you do not have the Requested ID
  • U.S. State or Territory or District Issued ID

Voting Overseas

U.S. citizens living overseas may register and request a ballot using the overseas voter registration/ballot request form. You will have the following identification options when completing the form:

  • Last 4 Digits of your Social Security Number
  • Option to Indicate that you do not have the Requested ID
  • U.S. State or Territory or District Issued ID

Overseas Voter

 In-Person Mail Fax Email Online

Voter Registration

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Absentee Ballot Request

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Voted-Absentee Ballot Return

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Blank Ballot To Voter

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UOCAVA voters may also elect to vote a Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot (FWAB) in lieu of a regular State ballot. Military and overseas voters may use a FWAB to register to vote, request an absentee ballot, and vote for all federal, state and local contest items for which the voter is eligible. Only the voter may sign his or her FPCA or FWAB. Family members may not sign these forms on the voter's behalf The North Carolina State Board of Elections office offers a secure fax line for voting materials transmission: +1 (919) 715 0351. The North Carolina State Board of Elections office offers an email address dedicated to military and overseas citizens to inquire about voting information, request the voter registration/absentee ballot form, return the voter registration/absentee ballot form, or return their executed voting materials at absentee@ncsbe.gov

Military Voter

 In-Person Mail Fax Email Online

Voter Registration

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Absentee Ballot Request

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Voted-Absentee Ballot Return

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Blank Ballot To Voter

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UOCAVA voters may also elect to vote a Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot (FWAB) in lieu of a regular State ballot. Military and overseas voters may use a FWAB to register to vote, request an absentee ballot, and vote for all federal, state and local contest items for which the voter is eligible. Only the voter may sign his or her FPCA or FWAB. Family members may not sign these forms on the voter's behalf The North Carolina State Board of Elections office offers a secure fax line for voting materials transmission: +1 (919) 715 0351. The North Carolina State Board of Elections office offers an email address dedicated to military and overseas citizens to inquire about voting information, request the voter registration/absentee ballot form, return the voter registration/absentee ballot form, or return their executed voting materials at absentee@ncsbe.gov

 

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