Information about voting in North Carolina

For info from the NC State board of elections, including absentee ballots, early voting, voting rules, deadlines, etc:

• ncsbe.gov
• voters can also call their county board of elections with voting questions:
  * Lenoir County Board of Elections:  252-523-0636 
  * Pitt County Board of Elections:  252-902-3300

Important dates:

• October 1: recommended deadline for requesting an absentee ballot
• October 9: mailed-in voter registration forms must be postmarked
• October 15-31: Early voting including same-day voter registration
• October 27: deadline for requesting an absentee ballot
• November 3: Election day; absentee ballots must be postmarked
• November 6: absentee ballots must be received by board of elections

Register to vote

• Online: https://www.ncdot.gov/dmv/offices-services/online/Pages/voter-registration-application.aspx
• By mailing this form, postmarked by October 9: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1du0onESUqjMgf5-fIl4wgR06SIAE_Yge/view
• In person during early voting October 15-31. Required documents for same day voter registration

How to vote

• Find your polling place and vote in person on Election Day November 3, between 6:30 am-7:30 pm: Look up your polling place at https://vt.ncsbe.gov/PPLkup

• Find any early voting site in the county and vote early October 15-31: List of early voting centers in Lenoir and Pitt Counties. Or use this site to find your county’s early voting locations at https://vt.ncsbe.gov/ossite/

• Vote by Mail by requesting an absentee ballot by October 1. (Deadline is October 27). Absentee ballots must be postmarked by November 3 and received by the board of elections by November 6. Request your absentee ballot online at: votebymail.ncsbe.gov or print this absentee ballot request form: https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Forms/NCAbsenteeBallotRequestForm.pdf
  
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• Deliver your absentee ballot by USPS mail, FedEx, or UPS; or deliver to an early voting site in your county October 15-31; or deliver in person by 5 pm on election day to your county board of elections. Check the status of your ballot at: northcarolina.ballottrax.net
• Voters who need a ride to the polls can call the Lenoir County Democratic Party headquarters at 252-643-2201, 10-8 pm Monday-Saturday

Required documents for same-day voter registrants:
Same-day registrants must provide proof of where they live by showing any of the following documents with their current name and address:

• North Carolina driver’s license
• Other photo identification issued by a government agency. Any government-issued photo ID is acceptable, provided that the card includes the voter’s current name and address.
• A copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document showing the voter’s name and address
• A current college/university photo identification card paired with proof of campus habitation.

Prefer a visual presentation?: Here’s a PowerPoint presentation about voting in NC