Press Releases

Thu, Feb 10, 2022
4:38 p.m: Any registered and eligible North Carolina voter may now request an absentee ballot for the 2022 primary election.
Wed, Feb 9, 2022
12:58 p.m: Candidate filing for the 2022 statewide primary and rescheduled municipal elections will resume at 8 a.m. Feb. 24 and end at noon March 4.
Fri, Jan 14, 2022
5:11 p.m: The State Board of Elections will hold a remote meeting beginning at 9 a.m. on Thursday, January 20, 2022.
Tue, Jan 11, 2022
6:21 p.m: Candidate filing for North Carolina’s 2022 primary elections, as well as rescheduled municipal elections, will resume at 8 a.m. Thursday, February 24, and end at noon on Friday, March 4, under an order issued Tuesday by the Superior Court of Wake County.
Tue, Jan 11, 2022
5:07 p.m: This meeting has been canceled pursuant to an order of the Wake County Superior Court, which granted the State Board’s motion to stay candidate challenges against candidates for the U.S. House and the North Carolina House and Senate until final resolution of the litigation in North Carolina League of Conservation Voters v. Hall. 
Wed, Dec 8, 2021
6:12 p.m: The North Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday suspended candidate filing for all offices for the 2022 primary election.
Mon, Dec 6, 2021
The N.C. Court of Appeals on Monday issued an order temporarily suspending candidate filing: U.S. House of Representatives, N.C. Senate, N.C. House contests.
Mon, Dec 6, 2021
7:34 p.m: Candidate filing for the U.S. House, N.C. House, and N.C. Senate will begin at 8 a.m. Tuesday, December 7, following a Monday evening reversal of an earlier order suspending filing for those offices.
Fri, Dec 3, 2021
6:12 p.m: Information for candidates and media.
Wed, Dec 1, 2021
10:39 a.m: Candidate filing for the 2022 statewide primary and rescheduled municipal elections begins at noon on Monday, December 6, and ends at noon on Friday, December 17.