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NC Voter Information

The following is provided as a public service. Remember, you can't vote if you are not registered!

Voter Registration

All U.S. citizens who are at least 18 years of age, have resided in the state for at least 30 days, and are not under felony conviction, are eligible to register to vote in North Carolina. To register, appear in person at the Department of Motor Vehicles or at your County Elections Office, usually located at your county courthouse or city hall. You can also register to vote by mail by completing and returning a voter registration form, which is available at public libraries, public schools, public service agencies, and county Board of Elections.

The Federal Elections Commission has made available the National Voter Registration Form in Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF format. If you need the Reader or an upgrade to your current reader, you may download a copy for free from the Adobe website. You may print this form on your printer, fill it in and mail it to the address indicated in the instructions with the form. It has been confirmed with a representative of the North Carolina State Board of Elections that this form as printed from your computer and properly filled in with correct and consistent information will be accepted by the state. For more information about this form or about the Federal Election Commission, please see the FEC website. For more information regarding voter registration in North Carolina, please see the NC State Board of Elections website.

Absentee Ballots

If you know you will be unable to make it to the polls on Election day, be sure your voice is heard by voting via absentee ballot! To vote absentee, call or write your local Elections Office and request an application for an absentee ballot as early as 50 days prior to an election, but no later than one week before the election. In order for your vote to count, your completed ballot must be received no later than 5:00 p.m., on the Monday prior to Election Day. You can also vote absentee in person at your local Elections Office beginning 24 days before an election and ending at 5:00 p.m., on the Friday preceding Election Day. This is also referred to as "One-stop Voting".

The Cabarrus County Board of Elections has a number of forms and instructions on their site. A direct link to some of these as relates to voter registration and absentee ballots is http://www.cabarruscounty.us/Elections/forms.html. For more information about this or about the Board of Elections, please see the Cabarrus County Board of Elections website.

Primary Elections

North Carolina hosts a closed primary election system, meaning that only voters who are registered with a particular party may vote in the primary election, and they must vote in the primary of the party with which they are affiliated. However, North Carolina election law allows the parties hosting primaries to open their primary election to unaffiliated voters should they wish to do so. Presently, both the Republican and Democratic primaries are open to unaffiliated voters.

For More Information

For additional information, please contact the North Carolina State Board of Elections at 919/733-7173, or visit the website of the Cabarrus County Board of Elections. For information on specific party requirements, contact your State Republican Party at 919/828-6423, or your State Democratic Party at 919/821-2777.

EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE!