Voter deadlines and instructions:
Registering to vote
Option 1: Register in-person at your county Board of Elections office or mail registration forms to arrive by Oct. 11, at 5:00 PM. Forms are available at Board of Elections offices, county libraries, county offices, or online at ncsbe.gov by clicking on “Registering,” then selecting the dropdown menu for “Registering” to select the appropriate option.Option 2: Register at DMV offices or state agencies which dispense benefits (e.g. DSS, WIC, ESC, etc.).
Option 3: Register and vote on the same day, including updating voter info (e.g. address changes) by using “same day registration” and voting between Oct. 7 and Nov. 2 as described below. To find your early voting site, go to: vt.ncsbe.gov/EVSite/. For more info on early voting, go to: ncsbe.gov/registering/how-register/register-person-during-early-voting
Note: If you are a DMV customer with a NC driver’s license or DMV-issued ID, you may now register to vote or change certain parts of your registration online. Using this service existing DMV customers may register to vote, update their voter registration address, or update their party affiliation. For information: ncsbe.gov/Voters/Registering-to-Vote
Getting Voter Information
Under the “Voting” icon on the NCSBE home page at ncsbe.gov you will find links to look up your voter registration, one-stop voting site, Election Day polling place and provisional ballot. For early voting hours, call your County Board of Elections.
General Election deadlines
* Oct. 11: Deadline for voter registration is 5:00 PM. If you miss registration deadline you may still register and vote at the same time during the “same day registration” early voting period – Oct. 17 thru Nov. 2.* Oct. 17: “Same-day registration” voting/registration begins.
* Oct. 29: Applications for absentee ballots must be received by 5:00 PM.
* Nov. 2: “One-stop” voting/registration ends at 3:00 PM.
* Nov. 5: Election Day, polls open 6:30 AM until 7:30 PM. (If you are in line by 7:30 PM, you can vote.) For polling place and sample ballot, go to: vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/
* Absentee ballot deadline: Voted absentee ballots (placed inside the container-return envelope) must be returned to county board of elections no later than 7:30 PM on Election Day.
Make Your Vote Count
* Voter ID is now required: Use driver’s license or other photo ID as described at:ncsbe.gov/voting/voter-id#required
* Inform yourself: This guide presents only part of the picture.
* Vote early if possible at your county’s one-stop voting sites, by absentee ballot; or
* Vote on November 5 at your designated polling place between 6:30 AM and 7:30 PM.
* IMPORTANT: VOTING A STRAIGHT BALLOT IS NOT AN OPTION!
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