10 Tips for in-Person Early Voters in North Carolina | Eastern NC Now

North Carolina’s 17-day, in-person early voting period begins Thursday, October 15, and ends Saturday, October 31.

ENCNow
Press Release:

    Raleigh, N.C.     North Carolina's 17-day, in-person early voting period begins Thursday, October 15, and ends Saturday, October 31.

    The State Board of Elections offers the following 10 tips for early voters:

  1. Voters may cast a ballot at any early voting site in their county. For sites and hours, use the One-Stop Early Voting Site Search tool: HERE. All 100 counties will offer weekend voting options throughout early voting.
  2. Sample ballots are available through the Voter Search tool: HERE. For more information on judicial candidates, view the State Board's Judicial Voter Guide: HERE. Knowing your candidate choices in advance and being familiar with the ballot will help your voting experience go more quickly.
  3. Individuals who missed the regular voter registration deadline may register and vote at the same time during the early voting period. Same-day registrants must attest to their eligibility and provide proof of where they live. For more information, visit HERE. Individuals who missed the regular voter registration deadline may not register to vote by mail. Their only option at this point is to register in-person at an early voting site in their county.
  4. Voters are strongly encouraged to wear masks, use hand sanitizer and adhere to social distancing guidelines at the polling place. For more COVID-19 precautions at voting sites, visit HERE.
  5. Voters who receive an absentee ballot by mail may deliver their completed ballot to an election official at an early voting site in their county. Ballots will be kept securely and delivered to the county board of elections for processing.
  6. Voters who requested an absentee ballot but have not yet returned it may vote in person during the early voting period or on Election Day, November 3. Voters may discard the by-mail ballot and do not need to bring it to a voting site.
  7. To avoid long lines, voters should keep in mind that the busiest early voting days typically are the first and last days of early voting. Voters may find shorter lines during regular business hours.
  8. The State Board asks that all voters respect the rights of others to participate in the election. Intimidating any voter is a crime. Voters who feel harassed or intimidated should notify an election official immediately.
  9. Voters at one-stop early voting sites are entitled to the same assistance as voters at a voting place on Election Day. Curbside voting is available for eligible individuals at all early voting sites. For more information, visit HERE.
  10. North Carolina law prohibits photographing or videotaping voted ballots. Voters may use electronic devices in the voting booth to access a slate card or candidate information, provided they don't use the devices to communicate with anyone or take photographs of their ballot.

    For more information about early voting, please visit HERE.


  • Contact: Patrick Gannon
  •     patrick.gannon@ncsbe.gov

Go Back


Leave a Guest Comment

Your Name or Alias
Your Email Address ( your email address will not be published )
Enter Your Comment ( text only please )




Dan Forest Statement on SBOE Memo Attempting To Ban Police From Polling Locations Op-Ed & Politics, Bloodless Warfare: Politics Be Advised...the Worst of These Riots Is Yet To Come


HbAD0

Latest Bloodless Warfare: Politics

Tax Day is a week away, and the reports are in: North Carolinians are winning big with record-setting tax returns thanks to President Trump and Republicans' Working Families Tax Cuts.
Change in schedule for executive committee meeting. Meeting Thursday April 9 is cancelled.
After years in the limelight for his combative style both with Democrats and his fellow Republicans, Crenshaw's future now unsure.
If he wins in November, Teixeira will be the all-time Congressional home run leader.
The county boards of elections in Guilford and Rockingham counties on Tuesday morning will begin a partial hand recount of ballots in randomly selected precincts in the N.C. Senate District 26 contest between candidates Phil Berger and Sam Page.
The 1926 Beaufort County Republican Convention will be held at the court house on Thursday April 6 at 6:00 PM. Be there by 5:30 in order to register. There is a 5 dollar fee.
Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger has requested a recount in the SD-28 Republican primary against challenger Sheriff Sam Page, after the race ended with one of the narrowest margins in recent North Carolina election history.
North Carolinians are feeling historic relief this tax season thanks to President Trump and Republicans' Working Families Tax Cuts, as the average refund tops $3,700.
(RALEIGH) Today Governor Josh Stein and First Lady Anna Stein visited Green Magnet Elementary School and read to students in celebration of Read Across America Day.

HbAD1

In-person early voting for the 2026 primary election begins Thursday and ends at 3 p.m. February 28 in all 100 counties.
On occasion, the election season has a way of bringing forth much good fruit, which is often the case when hard working and intelligent agents of stability, through changing the dynamic of our societal path, join the political paradigm to help we, the self-governed, do far better for ourselves.
In Commissioner Deatherage's Campaign for Re-election, as your Conservative County Commissioner, Washington Mayor Pro Tem Nick Fritz endorsed Candidate Stan Deatherage to remain in office to lead a Conservative renaissance here in Beaufort County.
The Republican party has transformed in a number of ways over the past 20 years.
The Sheriff then stated he worked for the judicial branch. That was enough internet for me in one day. I could feel my brain shrinking.
The GDP numbers tell the story: President Trump's economic agenda is delivering real results for North Carolinians.
This week marks the start of tax season - and thanks to President Trump and Republicans’ Working Families Tax Cuts, North Carolinians are keeping more of what they earn.

HbAD2

Conservative club meets Thursday January 29 at 6:00 PM at King Chicken Restaurant. This is our second meeting this month.
The Thursday, January 8th meeting of the Beaufort County Republican Executive Committee ended after Washington City police were called to the Beaufort County Ag Center at the request of Committee Chair Carolyn Garris.
A federal judge will not issue an injunction blocking local Watauga County election districts created by the Republican-led North Carolina General Assembly.
The State Board of Elections will hold a remote meeting via WebEx at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, January 20, 2026.
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court held oral arguments over allowing states to ban biological males from competing in women's sports.
The Republican queen Garris has issued an edict last night declaring me along with Sheri Clark and Janet Knight to have tripped the switch to have automatically resigned from the Beaufort County Republican executive committee.
The company's mortgages cost $4,600 more than competitors' on average.
For the first time in state history, registered Republicans now outnumber registered Democrats in North Carolina, according to the most recent voter registration snapshot based on data from the North Carolina State Board of Elections.

HbAD3

 
 
Back to Top