Early Voting
When is Early Voting?
Early Voting lasts 17 days and ends on the Saturday before Election Day.
Hours and locations vary by county.
Find an Early Voting site in your county
Why use Early Voting?
- Avoid long lines
- Access more flexible voting hours and locations
- Have a chance to register or update your registration on-site using Same-Day Registration
KEEP IN MIND Registering to vote on-site when you vote is NOT available on Election Day.
Where can I Vote Early?
You can vote early at ANY Early Voting site in your county. Each county has its own site(s). Hours and days of the week in operation may vary by site.
NOTE Early Voting sites are different than your Election Day voting location. You need to know the North Carolina county you live in.
We hear from a lot of people that the N.C. State Board of Elections Early Voting “look up” tool isn’t always easy to navigate. If you have difficulty with it, please read the following instructions to find your county’s Early Voting options:
STEP ONE: CLICK HERE TO OPEN THE N.C. BOARD OF ELECTION “ONE-STOP SITE LOCATOR.”
STEP TWO: Select your county from the drop-down menu listed on the above site.
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STEP 3: Click “Find sites.”
STEP 4: Click the name of your preferred site to see the Early Voting hours available at that site (for example, the one closest to your home or work) from a list and map of the sites in your county.
Same-Day Registration During Early Voting
If you miss the regular deadline to register to vote (25 days before Election Day), you can register to vote during Early Voting at any Early Voting site (but NOT on Election Day).
To use Same-Day Registration, you must provide ONE of the following documents (as a hard copy or in electronic format such as a screenshot on your cellphone) to an election official at an Early Voting location to verify your name and address:
- NC driver’s license or identity card from NC DMV
- Other photo ID issued by a government agency as long as it includes the voter's current name and address
- Current utility bill (electric, phone, cable, water, etc.), bank statement, paycheck, government check, or other government document with the voter’s name and current address issued within the last 6 months.
- Students can show any document from their college or university that contains the student’s name and residential address (i.e., invoice, transcript, correspondence) issued within the last 6 months.
- A current document issued from the institution that issued the photo ID that the voter uses to satisfy the voter photo ID requirement.
REMEMBER! If you are updating your voter registration using same-day registration during early voting for the Primary Election, you cannot change your party affiliation.