Guidance on the start dates for absentee ballot distribution for military and overseas citizen voters and all other voters, respectively, in the November 2024 General Election.
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Guidance related to municipal elections in 2023, including one-stop implementation plan deadlines, civilian absentee-by-mail deadlines, and canvass dates.
Superseded by N.C. Session Law 2023-140 on Oct. 10, 2023: The different ways that a “postmark” may appear on an absentee ballot container-return envelope.
County boards of elections shall follow this guidance, which is incorporated into this numbered memo and replaces the previous guidance from DHHS.
The absentee container-return envelope supply that must be ordered for the Nov. 8, 2022 general election.
Rescinded on Oct. 10, 2022: Guidance in this numbered memo replaces the previous guidance from NCDHHS.
Rescinded on March 23, 2022: Guidance in this numbered memo replaces the previous guidance from NCDHHS.
Superseded by N.C. Supreme Court order on April 28, 2023: Any person who is serving a felony sentence outside the custody of a jail or prison for a state or federal felony conviction is eligible to register and vote as of today (Aug. 23, 2021).
Rescinded on March 19, 2024: Updated information about records retention of certain election-related documents.
Updated on Oct. 12, 2020; rescinded on Feb. 14, 2024: Guidance to ensure all voters enjoy a safe environment that is free from intimidation when they go to the polls.