Curbside Voting

Overview

Every voting site in North Carolina offers curbside voting for voters who are unable to enter the voting place without physical assistance due to age or disability.

The term “disability” means you:

• Are unable to enter the polling place due to age or physical or mental disability, such as agoraphobia;
• Have a medical condition that puts you at increased risk of COVID-19;
• Should not wear a mask due to a medical or behavioral condition or disability; or
• Are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19.

In addition to making polling places accessible to voters, the State Board of Elections strives to provide voters with options if they are unable to make it inside the polling place to vote. Through curbside voting, a voter can cast a ballot while in a vehicle outside the polling location. Some sites also provide a walk-up area for curbside voting in addition to the drive-up area.

Curbside voting is offered at each Election Day polling place and early voting site. Signs should be in place to direct voters to the curbside voting location. Curbside voters must sign an affidavit affirming that they are unable to enter the voting place to cast their ballot. A curbside voter has the same rights to assistance as any other voter.

Information on the particulars of curbside voting at a specific polling place or early voting site can be obtained from the site's respective county board of elections. Voting a mail-in absentee ballot from home is another option. For more information on how to request, fill out and submit an absentee ballot by mail, visit the Vote By Mail page.