Topics Related to Voter Dates & Deadlines

September 12, 2025, 12pm
The deadline for a provisional voter to show an acceptable photo ID or HAVA ID to their county board of elections is noon on Friday, Sept. 12, 2025.
September 16, 2025, 11am
North Carolina’s county boards of elections meet to certify the results for their September 2025 municipal elections at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025.
September 9, 2025, 7:30pm
The absentee ballot return deadline for the September 2025 municipal elections is 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025.
September 9, 2025, 6:30am - 7:30pm
The September 2025 municipal elections are Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025.
August 21, 2025, 8am - September 6, 2025, 3pm
The in-person early voting period for the September 2025 municipal elections is Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025 until 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025.
August 15, 2025, 5pm
The voter registration deadline for the September 2025 municipal elections is 5 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 15, 2025.
August 8, 2025, All day
Starting Friday, Aug. 8, 2025, absentee ballots begin mailing out to eligible voters who requested one for the September 2025 municipal elections.
September 24, 2024, All day
Starting Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, the county boards of elections will begin to distribute absentee ballots to all other voters who have requested them in addition to eligible military and overseas citizens.
May 24, 2024, 11am
OverviewNorth Carolina’s 100 county boards of elections will each meet to certify their results for the 2024 second primary election at 11 a.m. on Friday, May 24, 2024.In every county, the canvass meeting when the results are certified is 10 days after Election Day.Canvass is the official process of determining the votes have been counted and tabulated correctly, resulting in the authentication of the official election results.
March 30, 2024, All day
Starting Saturday, March 30, 2024, the county boards of elections will begin to mail absentee ballots to eligible voters who requested one for the 2024 second primary election.