State of North Carolina
Voter Registration Information

Must register to vote 25 days before the election.
Can change or select party affiliation 25 days before the election.

Can register to vote in person or obtain a mail-in application from:
County election offices (see county election offices list)
Division of motor vehicles offices
Aid to families with children (AFDC) offices
Medicaid offices
Food stamps offices
Women, infants and children (WIC) benefits offices
Agencies that provide services to people with disabilities
Public libraries
Public high schools

Obtain an online voter registration application at:
http://www.fec.gov/votregis/vr.htm

NORTH CAROLINA ABSENTEE BALLOTS

Who Can Absentee Vote in North Carolina?

Any voter may request an absentee from the Board of Elections if that voter is registered to vote, but is unable to go to the polls on election day.

How Can I Acquire an Absentee Ballot?

Voters interested in absentee voting may choose from the following options:

BY MAIL: A voter may make a written request for an absentee ballot beginning fifty days prior to, but not later than, the Tuesday preceding election day. The written request must be signed by the voter and sent to the county elections office. Once the elections office has received the request, an application and ballot will be mailed to the voter's home.

NEAR RELATIVE: A voter's near relative (spouse, brother, sister, parent, child, grandchild) may appear at the elections office fifty days prior, but not later than 5:00 P.M. on the Tuesday preceding election day, and complete an absentee application. After the application is processed and approved, a ballot will be mailed to the voter.

ONE STOP: The one-stop absentee process permits a voter to appear at the county elections office beginning a day after the registration deadline, but no later than 5:00 P.M. on the Friday before the election. The voter will be allowed to apply and vote in person.

How do I Return the Absentee Ballot and What is the Deadline?

The ballot must be returned to the county elections office in person or by mail no later than 5:00 P.M. on the day before the election.

Source:
League of Women Voters of North Carolina
3801 Barrett Drive, Suite 204
Raleigh, North Carolina 27609
Phone and fax: (919) 783-5995 or (800) 851-VOTE
http://www.rtpnet.org/~lwvnc/
 

North Carolina Voter Registration Information:
North Carolina Local Election Offices:
ALAMANCE
ALEXANDER
ALLEGHANY
ANSON
ASHE
AVERY
BEAUFORT
BERTIE
BLADEN
BRUNSWICK
BUNCOMBE
BURKE
CABARRUS
CALDWELL
CAMDEN
CARTERET
CASWELL
CATAWBA
CHATHAM
CHEROKEE
CHOWAN
CLAY
CLEVELAND
COLUMBUS
CRAVEN
CUMBERLAND
CURRITUCK
DARE
DAVIDSON
DAVIE
DUPLIN
DURHAM
EDGECOMBE
FORSYTH
FRANKLIN
GASTON
GATES
GRAHAM
GRANVILLE
GREENE
GUILFORD
HALIFAX
HARNETT
HAYWOOD
HENDERSON
HERTFORD
HOKE
HYDE
IREDELL
JACKSON
JOHNSTON
JONES
LEE
LENOIR
LINCOLN
MACON
MADISON
MARTIN
MCDOWELL
MECKLENBURG
MITCHELL
MONTGOMERY
MOORE
NASH
NEW HANOVER
NORTHAMPTON
ONSLOW
ORANGE
PAMLICO
PASQUOTANK
PENDER
PERQUIMANS
PERSON
PITT
POLK
RANDOLPH
RICHMOND
ROBESON
ROCKINGHAM
ROWAN
RUTHERFORD
SAMPSON
SCOTLAND
STANLY
STOKES
SURRY
SWAIN
TOWN OF GRANITE FALLS
TRANSYLVANIA
TYRRELL
UNION
VANCE
WAKE
WARREN
WASHINGTON
WATAUGA
WAYNE
WILKES
WILSON
YADKIN
YANCEY