In-person early voting for the 2026 primary election begins Thursday and ends at 3 p.m. February 28 in all 100 counties.
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The regular voter registration deadline for the March 3 primary is Friday, February 6. Eligible individuals may still register and vote during the early voting period at any early voting site in their county.
Unanimous vote passes during Tuesday meeting of the board
On Nov. 5, the State Board of Elections staff will randomly select precincts, early voting sites, and absentee-by-mail ballots to be counted by hand in the counties with November municipal elections.
Members of the press who wish to attend the press briefing with election officials in person must RSVP.
View the number of provisional ballots cast in each county by voting method for the Oct. 7, 2025, municipal elections in North Carolina.
On Oct. 8, the State Board of Elections staff will randomly select precincts, early voting sites, and absentee-by-mail ballots to be counted by hand in the counties with October municipal elections.
The number of provisional ballots cast in each county by voting method during the Sept. 9, 2025, primary elections in Forsyth, Lee, and Mecklenburg counties.
On Sept. 10, the State Board of Elections staff will randomly select precincts, early voting sites, and absentee-by-mail ballots to be counted by hand in three counties with September municipal elections.
The State Board of Elections will hold a remote meeting at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 8, 2025.