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Raleigh, N.C. — For registered voters in 447 cities, towns, and villages across 88 North Carolina counties, Election Day is Tuesday, November 4.
Published: Wednesday, November 5th, 2025 @ 9:07 am
By: ENC NOW
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Fewer than 1,000 voters statewide may have received a letter in error from their county board of elections stating that they submitted a voter registration application after the registration deadline for the 2025 municipal elections, which was October 10.
Published: Sunday, November 2nd, 2025 @ 8:46 am
By: ENC NOW
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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: ENC NOW
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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: ENC NOW
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This week on The Debrief
Published: Thursday, March 14th, 2024 @ 8:11 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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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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The State Board of Elections on Tuesday unanimously certified the results of the October and November 2023 municipal elections in North Carolina.
Published: Friday, December 8th, 2023 @ 7:38 am
By: ENC NOW
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Under state law, election officials must release the number of provisional ballots cast in each county by noon two days after each election.
Published: Sunday, November 12th, 2023 @ 9:14 am
By: ENC NOW
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State Board of Elections staff on Wednesday, November 8, will randomly select precincts, early voting sites, and absentee-by-mail ballots to be counted by hand as part of a statutorily required post-election audit for the November 7 municipal elections.
Published: Wednesday, November 8th, 2023 @ 4:21 pm
By: ENC NOW
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On Tuesday, North Carolina voters cast ballots in the last of three municipal elections this year in the state’s first elections with Voter ID requirements in place. Municipal elections were held in 465 municipalities in 86 counties across the state.
Published: Wednesday, November 8th, 2023 @ 10:54 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Tuesday, November 7, eligible voters in 465 municipalities across 86 counties will go to the polls to cast ballots in elections for offices such as mayor and town or city council.
Published: Monday, November 6th, 2023 @ 9:50 am
By: ENC NOW
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Raleigh, N.C. — Under state law, election officials must release the number of provisional ballots cast in each county by noon two days after each election.
Published: Monday, October 23rd, 2023 @ 8:16 am
By: ENC NOW
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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: ENC NOW
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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: ENC NOW
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On Monday, the North Carolina State Board of Elections approved 99 student and employee identification cards across the state for use in the 2023 municipal elections and 2024 primary and general elections.
Published: Wednesday, October 11th, 2023 @ 11:07 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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State Board of Elections staff on Wednesday, October 11, will randomly select precincts, early voting sites, and absentee-by-mail ballots to be counted by hand as part of a statutorily required post-election audit for the October 10 municipal elections.
Published: Wednesday, October 11th, 2023 @ 11:06 pm
By: ENC NOW
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The State Board of Elections offers the following tips for voters who go to the polls on Election Day – Tuesday, September 12 – for municipal elections in Charlotte (Mecklenburg County) and Sanford (Lee County).
Published: Monday, September 18th, 2023 @ 10:52 am
By: ENC NOW
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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: ENC NOW
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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: ENC NOW
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The State Board of Elections has approved 99 student and employee identification cards across the state for use in the 2023 municipal elections and 2024 primary and general elections in North Carolina.
Published: Friday, July 28th, 2023 @ 11:31 pm
By: ENC NOW
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Raleigh, N.C. — Candidate filing for the 2023 municipal elections begins at noon today, Friday, July 7, and ends at noon Friday, July 21.
Published: Thursday, July 27th, 2023 @ 10:34 am
By: ENC NOW
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The State Board of Elections is reminding educational institutions and government agencies of this week’s deadline to apply to have their student or employee photo IDs approved for voting purposes in the 2023 municipal elections.
Published: Tuesday, July 25th, 2023 @ 5:56 pm
By: ENC NOW
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Raleigh, N.C. — The State Board of Elections invites the public to comment on two temporary rules proposed to implement the photo ID requirement for in-person and absentee-by-mail voters in North Carolina, beginning with the 2023 municipal elections.
Published: Saturday, June 24th, 2023 @ 8:17 am
By: ENC NOW
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On Friday, the North Carolina State Board of Elections announced that voters will be required to show valid identification in order to vote in the 2023 municipal elections.
Published: Saturday, May 13th, 2023 @ 11:38 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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RALEIGH, NC – Voters in more than a dozen North Carolina counties will go to the polls on Tuesday, July 26, for municipal general elections, runoffs, and, in Graham and Wake counties, second primaries for sheriff.
Published: Tuesday, July 26th, 2022 @ 10:14 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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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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The State Board of Elections on Thursday unanimously certified the results of the 2022 statewide primary and municipal elections, which were held on May 17.
Published: Friday, June 10th, 2022 @ 1:49 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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This week, county boards of elections across North Carolina began sending absentee-by-mail ballots to registered voters who requested them for the May 17 primary and certain municipal elections.
Published: Wednesday, March 30th, 2022 @ 9:13 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Candidate filing for the 2022 statewide primary has restarted across North Carolina. Filing for the primary and rescheduled municipal elections will continue through March 4.
Published: Monday, February 28th, 2022 @ 9:45 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Candidate filing for the 2022 statewide primary and rescheduled municipal elections will resume at 8 a.m. Thursday, February 24, and run through noon March 4.
Published: Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022 @ 1:48 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Candidate filing for the 2022 statewide primary and rescheduled municipal elections will resume at 8 a.m. February 24 and end at noon March 4.
Published: Thursday, February 10th, 2022 @ 9:09 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Candidate filing for North Carolina's 2022 primary elections, as well as rescheduled municipal elections, will resume at 8 a.m. Thursday, February 24, and end at noon on Friday, March 4
Published: Thursday, January 13th, 2022 @ 8:45 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Candidate filing for the 2022 statewide primary and rescheduled municipal elections begins at noon on Monday, December 6, and ends at noon on Friday, December 17.
Published: Friday, December 3rd, 2021 @ 10:45 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The State Board of Elections on Tuesday finalized election results for the November 2021 municipal elections and took steps toward expanding and improving the state’s post-election audits and better explaining them to voters.
Published: Thursday, November 25th, 2021 @ 5:02 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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In continued efforts to ensure confidence in North Carolina elections, 17 county boards of elections will pilot risk-limiting audits of the November 2, 2021 municipal elections.
Published: Tuesday, November 16th, 2021 @ 10:10 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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As part of the preparations for the 2021 municipal elections, county boards of elections across North Carolina once again will conduct special tests on all voting equipment to be used in the 2021 municipal elections.
Published: Friday, August 13th, 2021 @ 10:26 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Legislation delaying municipal elections for offices elected by district until 2022 became law on Monday.
Published: Friday, July 9th, 2021 @ 11:07 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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