VOTER INFORMATION

Above all else, voting is the most critical thing that you can do to help Republicans become the majority party in our state and nation. Register to vote online or by contacting your local board of election.

Qualifications to register to vote in North Carolina:

• 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.

Registration Form (click here)

Places to Register:

NCGOP - The North Carolina Republican Party Headquarters on Hillsborough Street (1506) is open Monday through Friday from 9 am to 530 pm. Please drop by anytime to register. Additionally, please contact the County Chairman for your County and they will be happy to register you in person.

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.

Libraries and public high schools - 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.

Deadline to Register
The deadline to register to vote in North Carolina is 25 days before the day of the election. Forms that are received by the county board of elections office or postmarked by the deadline are accepted as valid applications for the upcoming election. Also, agency and DMV voter registration transactions that are completed by the deadline are accepted as valid for the upcoming election. Applicants will be notified by the county board of elections of their precinct and polling place assignments.

All absentee ballots will include an instruction sheet on how voters are to prepare absentee ballots and return them to yourcounty board of elections. Completed ballots must be returned BY Monday, November 1 at 5:00 PM.

Voters can also vote early (and in person) by using the one-stop absentee voting program, which runs from Thursday, October 14th to Saturday, October 30th. A comprehensive list of early voting locations and more details will be available at http://www.ncgop.org shortly. For more information, you can also contact your county board of elections.
Absentee Request for NC citizens living in the US:
To request an absentee ballot, you should send a written request to your county board of elections no later than Tuesday, October 26th. Your county BOE office can be found by visiting http://www.sboe.state.nc.us/about/directors.asp

The request must include your name, residence address, date of birth and address where you would like the ballots mailed.

Near relatives may request an absentee ballot for a voter by using the same format as above and including the relationship to the voter and the near relative’s contact information. A near relative includes: spouse, brother, sister, parent, grandparent, child, grandchild, mother-in-law, father-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, stepparent, or stepchild.

If you have any questions regarding this procedure, please contact the NC State Board of Elections at 919-733-7173 or by email rosemary.blizzard@ncmail.net.
Absentee Request for NC citizens living outside the US and not attached to the US Armed Forces or US Government:
As a US citizen living overseas, you are eligible to request an absentee ballot using the Federal Postcard Application or FPCA. You may download the FPCA by going to the Federal Voting Assistance Program website(www.fvap.gov). You should complete one application for each NC voter.

Once you have completed the application, please mail, email, or fax it to your county board of elections. An updated listing for all of the county boards of elections is available at http://www.sboe.state.nc.us/about/directors.asp. The deadline for requesting an absentee ballot for the November 2004 election is Tuesday, October 26th at 5 pm.

If you need expedited delivery of your ballots, please provide the county board of elections with a postage-paid delivery service mailer with the address where you would like the ballots delivered included.

If you have any questions regarding this procedure, please contact the NC State Board of Elections at 919-733-7173 or by email rosemary.blizzard@ncmail.net
Special absentee request procedures for the following people:
Members of the armed forces, spouse of a member of the armed forces, disabled war veterans in US government hospitals, civilians attached to and serving outside the US with the armed forces, and members of the Peace Corps

To request an absentee as a voter under one or more of the above designations, you should complete the Federal Postcard Application, or FPCA.

These forms are usually available from the Voting Assistance Officer assigned to your military installation. You may also visit the Federal Voting Assistance website (www.fvap.gov) to download instructions and a copy of the FPCA form.

Once you have completed the application, please mail, fax, or email it to your county board of elections. An updated listing for all of the county boards of elections is available on our website, http://www.sboe.state.nc.us/about/directors.asp

Upon request of the voter, ballots may be faxed to you at a specified location. To request and receive faxed ballots, please transmit the completed FPCA to the NC State Board of Elections by mail or fax. Our secure line is 919-715-0351.