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.
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Superseded by N.C. Session Law 2023-140 on Oct. 10, 2023: The different ways that a “postmark” may appear on an absentee ballot container-return envelope.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Rescinded on Oct. 10, 2022: Guidance in this numbered memo replaces the previous guidance from NCDHHS.
Rescinded on March 23, 2022: Guidance in this numbered memo replaces the previous guidance from NCDHHS.
Superseded by N.C. Supreme Court order on April 28, 2023: Any person who is serving a felony sentence outside the custody of a jail or prison for a state or federal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Rescinded on March 19, 2024: Updated information about records retention of certain election-related documents.
Updated on Oct. 12, 2020; rescinded on Feb. 14, 2024: Guidance to ensure all voters enjoy a safe environment that is free from intimidation when they go to the polls.