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In-person early voting for the 2026 primary election begins Thursday and ends at 3 p.m. February 28 in all 100 counties.
Published: Sunday, March 1st, 2026 @ 1:42 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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With a little over a week to go before the state’s primary elections, Mount Olive native Ron Herring has been named as the director of election security and enforcement for the North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE), effective immediately.
Published: Tuesday, February 24th, 2026 @ 12:17 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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For voters in 380 North Carolina municipalities, in-person early voting for the November 2025 municipal elections begins Thursday, October 16, and ends at 3 p.m. Saturday, November 1.
Published: Wednesday, October 29th, 2025 @ 10:07 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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State Board of Elections staff on Wednesday, October 8, will randomly select precincts, early voting sites, and absentee-by-mail ballots to be counted by hand in the counties with October municipal elections.
Published: Saturday, October 11th, 2025 @ 7:50 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The rate is on pace to surpass early voting in 2020.
Published: Monday, November 4th, 2024 @ 3:31 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The 2024 second primary election will be held statewide on Tuesday, May 14, 2024. In-person early voting ends at 3 p.m. Saturday, May 11, in all 100 counties.
Published: Tuesday, May 28th, 2024 @ 10:20 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The North Carolina State Board of Elections filed a court document Thursday explaining why a February trial could prove difficult in a federal lawsuit challenging the state voter ID law.
Published: Thursday, March 14th, 2024 @ 11:34 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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As a result of recent changes in state law, in-person early voting results will be reported later than usual on election night for the 2024 primary. This, in turn, may cause Election Day results to be reported later as well.
Published: Wednesday, February 28th, 2024 @ 8:01 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Candidates, former candidates, and grassroots activists converged on the Hal Marshall Annex building in Uptown Charlotte during the first day of in-person early voting in Mecklenburg County’s municipal elections on October 19.
Published: Thursday, February 22nd, 2024 @ 9:04 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Eligible North Carolinians who want to cast their ballot in person on Primary Election Day – Tuesday, March 5 – must register to vote by Friday, Feb. 9.
Published: Wednesday, February 21st, 2024 @ 9:56 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Raleigh, N.C. — The Judicial Voter Guide: 2024 Primary Election is now available online at the State Board of Elections’ website.
Published: Tuesday, February 20th, 2024 @ 11:57 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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In-person early voting for the 2024 primary election begins Thursday, February 15, and runs through Saturday, March 2, at early voting locations across North Carolina.
Published: Friday, February 16th, 2024 @ 10:14 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Any registered and eligible North Carolina voter may now request an absentee ballot for the 2024 primary election online through the North Carolina Absentee Ballot Portal, available at votebymail.ncsbe.gov.
Published: Friday, February 16th, 2024 @ 12:30 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Karen Brinson Bell, executive director of the State Board of Elections, will hold a virtual press availability from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 15, to discuss the start of in-person early voting in the March 5 presidential preference primary in North Carolina.
Published: Thursday, February 15th, 2024 @ 10:17 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The State Board of Elections on Tuesday unanimously approved names of candidates to go on ballots for the 2024 presidential preference primary in North Carolina.
Published: Thursday, February 8th, 2024 @ 12:21 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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On Friday, Jan. 19, North Carolina’s 100 county boards of elections will begin sending absentee-by-mail ballots to registered voters who requested a ballot for the 2024 primary election.
Published: Friday, January 19th, 2024 @ 9:22 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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In-person early voting for the primaries begins Feb. 15 and runs through March 2. Super Tuesday is March 5
Published: Wednesday, December 27th, 2023 @ 9:37 am
By: Countrygirl1411
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Raleigh, N.C. — In-person early voting for the November 2023 municipal elections begins Thursday, October 19, and ends Saturday, November 4 for voters in about 385 North Carolina municipalities.
Published: Friday, October 20th, 2023 @ 1:23 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The following are prepared remarks of Karen Brinson Bell, executive director of the NC State Board of Elections, at a virtual press availability at 9 a.m. October 18, 2023:
Published: Friday, October 20th, 2023 @ 9:42 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Karen Brinson Bell, executive director of the State Board of Elections, will hold a virtual press availability from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Wednesday, October 18, 2023.
Published: Tuesday, October 17th, 2023 @ 9:04 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Voter registration deadlines are approaching for eligible individuals who wish to vote on Election Day in October and November municipal elections in North Carolina.
Published: Tuesday, September 12th, 2023 @ 3:50 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The in-person early voting period for September 2023 municipal elections in Charlotte and Sanford begins Thursday, August 24, and ends Saturday, September 9.
Published: Wednesday, August 23rd, 2023 @ 5:38 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Today, Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel announced “Bank Your Vote,” a nationwide campaign focused on maximizing pre-Election Day voting.
Published: Saturday, June 24th, 2023 @ 4:40 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The State Board of Elections on Monday ordered a new election for the Town of Dobson Board of Commissioners in Surry County, and determined that hearings should be held for the possible removal of two Surry County Board of Elections members.
Published: Thursday, December 22nd, 2022 @ 3:09 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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While criticism has mounted against various states for their lassitude in reporting election results, the state of Florida has been lauded for its speed and efficiency in delivering the news of the results.
Published: Wednesday, December 14th, 2022 @ 7:15 pm
By: Daily Wire
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On Thursday morning voters across North Carolina have the opportunity to cast their ballot for the 2022 midterm elections.
Published: Saturday, November 12th, 2022 @ 1:06 am
By: Carolina Journal
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With only 22 days left until election day, efforts to get voters to the polls have ramped up. In-person early voting begins this week, on October 20th, making this the last time we will only have mail-in ballots available to speculate on the election results.
Published: Friday, November 11th, 2022 @ 7:58 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina elections officials continue to receive complaints and questions about mass mailings and text messages to voters about the November 8 general election.
Published: Wednesday, November 2nd, 2022 @ 10:52 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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About 135,400 North Carolina voters cast ballots on the first day of in-person early voting Thursday.
Published: Saturday, October 22nd, 2022 @ 10:10 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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North Carolina’s in-person early voting period begins Thursday, October 20, and ends at 3 p.m. Saturday, November 5.
Published: Thursday, October 20th, 2022 @ 5:40 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Beginning Friday, September 9, North Carolina’s county boards of elections will begin mailing absentee ballots to voters who request them for the 2022 general election.
Published: Wednesday, September 14th, 2022 @ 9:43 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The in-person early voting period opened today, July 7, for the July 26 municipal general elections, runoffs, and, in Graham and Wake counties, second primaries for sheriff.
Published: Friday, July 8th, 2022 @ 8:14 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Voters in 15 North Carolina counties will go to the polls on July 26 in a mix of municipal general elections, runoff elections and, in Graham and Wake counties, second primaries for sheriff.
Published: Friday, July 1st, 2022 @ 9:07 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Two voter advocacy organizations have begun sending mailings to nearly 450,000 North Carolinians to encourage them to register to vote.
Published: Monday, June 20th, 2022 @ 5:08 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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