Monday, January 25, 2016

Mail-in absentee voting begins today!

Mail-in absentee voting begins today for the March 15, 2016 primary.  You do not need a photo ID to vote mail-in absentee.

You may request an absentee ballot by downloading and filling out the form posted on the NC State Board of Elections web site:

http://www.ncsbe.gov/ncsbe/Portals/0/FilesP/AbsenteeBallotRequestForm.pdf


Completed absentee ballot request forms should be received by your local Board of Elections by 5PM, Tuesday, March 8th.  You can mail them or deliver them in person.

You can search for the address of your county elections board here:

http://vt.ncsbe.gov/CBESearch/

Completed ballots can be mailed or delivered in person to your county Board of Elections office.  Hand-delivered ballots must be received by 5PM on March 15th.  Mailed ballots must be received by 5PM on March 18th and bear a postmark dated on or before March 15th.

**PLEASE NOTE: The Post Office no longer automatically stamps outgoing mail with a dated postmark.  In order to ensure that your ballot will count, ask the post office for a dated postmark.**

You may also hand-deliver your ballot at any early vote site in your county while early vote is taking place.  To find out your county's early vote sites and hours, click the following link:

http://enr.ncsbe.gov/OS_Sites/

For further information about requesting an absentee ballot, please visit the following links:

The NC State Board of Elections - http://www.ncsbe.gov/ncsbe/absentee-voting-mail

Democracy NC - http://www.democracy-nc.org/downloads/AbsenteeGuideCardAug2014.pdf

1 comment:

  1. For your friends and family living abroad, or serving overseas in the military, The Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) is the place to go for assistance with long-distance absentee voting. The director of FVAP wants his organization to demonstrate the same level of customer service as Zappos, the online shoe store. It shows. https://www.fvap.gov/

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