• Official State Website
• Secretary of State Website
• Absentee Voting Rules Webpage

Summary:

Register to Vote at a One Stop Voting Site:
North Carolina allows for residents to register and vote during the One Stop Absentee Voting time period. For more information, click here. In the County Board of Elections Office Any registered North Carolina voter may choose to vote in person using One-Stop Absentee Voting which begins the third Thursday before the election and ends the Saturday prior to the election. North Carolina voters are able to vote by Absentee One-Stop at all county boards of elections offices during regular office hours.
For more information regarding One-Stop locations, consult our website or contact your county board of elections. Additional Absentee One-Stop Voting Sites Some county boards of elections offer additional absentee one-stop voting sites within the county along with the county board of elections site. Each county board of elections is responsible for the operation of its Absentee One-Stop Voting sites and are required to submit a Plan for Implementation to the State Board of Elections for approval. Uniformed and Overseas Citizens (UOCAVA) UOCAVA citizens are members of one of two groups:

• Member of the uniformed services or merchant marine on active duty, or an eligible spouse or dependent
• U.S. citizen residing outside the U.S.

To request an absentee ballot, a UOCAVA citizen must:

1. Complete the Federal Postcard Application (FPCA) available from the the Federal Voting Assistance website www.fvap.gov where you can download instructions and a copy of the FPCA form (OR) you may request a form from your Voting Assistance Officer assigned to your military installation.
2. Upon completion of the FPCA mail, fax, or email it to your county board of elections.

The deadline for requesting an absentee ballot by mail or fax for any election is the day prior to Election Day. Ballots can be faxed to a number you provide on the FPCA. To request and receive faxed ballots, transmit the completed FPCA to the NC State Board of Elections by mail or fax. Our secure fax line is 919-715-0351.
Questions regarding any of these procedures should be directed to the State Board of Elections at 919-733-7173 or by email at elections.sboe@ncmail.net.

Agencies
Voter registration programs are actively conducted through many agencies in this State. If a person is applying for or receiving benefits from any of the participating agencies or programs, a voter registration transaction is available during the conduct of any business with that office. The following programs and agencies are currently participating in the agency voter registration program:

• Work First
• Women, Infants and Children (WIC)
• Food Stamps
• Medicaid
• Services for the Blind
• Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services
• Vocational Rehabilitation
• North Carolina Protection and Advocacy Agency
• Employment Security Commission

DMV The driver's license examination offices, located throughout the State, have conducted a successful voter registration program since 1984. A person may complete a voter registration transaction at any driver's license examination office when conducting official DMV business with that office (applying for or renewing a driver's license, I.D. card, etc.). Mail North Carolina has made available mail-in voter registration forms through the county boards of elections offices. Those offices, in turn, have distributed the mail-in voter registration forms to numerous visible locations throughout the counties. This form is self-explanatory and can be easily completed. The completed forms should be mailed directly to the appropriate county board of elections. Contact the County Board of Elections office to receive a form in the mail. Other options - Libraries and public high school North Carolina has mail-in voter registration forms available through public libraries and high schools. These locations do not accept the forms for the county board of elections office. Forms may be obtained at these locations, completed, and mailed to the appropriate county board of elections office.

Qualifications to register to vote in North Carolina To register to vote in this State, a person must sign a voter declaration attesting that:

• I am a U.S. citizen.
• I will have been a resident of North Carolina and this county for 30 days before the election.
• I will be at least 18 years old by the next general election.
• I am not registered nor will I vote in any other county or state.
• If I have been convicted of a felony, my rights of citizenship have been restored.

Here's a link to the voter registration forms
Here's a link to the Voting Accessibility homepage

Deadlines

• Deadline to register to vote in November 2008 election: October 10,2008
• Deadline to register for absentee ballot in November 2008 election: October 28,2008. (If the voter is qualified, an application and ballots will be mailed to the voter after the receipt of the written request. The voted ballot must be received in the County Board of Elections office by 5:00 p.m. on the day before the election in order to be counted)

Voting Equipment
North Carolina uses a mixture of Mixed Paper Ballot Systems and DREs with VVPAT.
Here is a list of the specific methods used in the different counties