The following is a statement from the State Board of Elections regarding recent social media posts suggesting that if an election worker writes on your ballot, it will invalidate your ballot. In North Carolina, this is false.
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North Carolina voters turned out in droves on the weather-friendly first day of the early voting period Thursday, with nearly 230,000 ballots cast across the state as of 5:30 p.m. With a couple hours of voting to go, that number easily surpassed the total for the entire first day of early voting in 2016, when about 166,000 ballots were cast statewide.
North Carolina’s 17-day, in-person early voting period begins Thursday, October 15, and ends Saturday, October 31. The State Board of Elections offers the following 10 tips for early voters.
Eligible individuals who want to cast their ballot on Election Day 2020 have until Friday, October 9 to register to vote.
The State Board of Elections will hold a telephonic meeting beginning at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, August 31, 2020.
The State Board of Elections will hold a telephonic meeting beginning at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, July 24, 2020.
In-person early voting begins Thursday, June 4, for the Republican second primary in the 11th Congressional District and the new Republican primary in Columbus County Commissioner District 2.
The in-person early voting period for the 2020 primary election begins Thursday, February 13, and ends Saturday, February 29.
The State Board of Elections will hold an in-person meeting beginning at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, January 7, 2020.
The State Board of Elections will hold an in-person meeting beginning at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, December 20, 2019.