Election 2020: Voter Resources

October

October 9: Voter registration deadline for general election.
_{Go here to register online.}

October 15: Early voting (also called “One Stop”) begins.
_{Go here for a list of One Stop sites.}

October 27: Deadline to request an absentee mail-in ballot.
_{Request a mail-in ballot from the N.C. Board of Elections website.}

October 31: Early voting (also called “One Stop”) ends.
_{Go here for a list of One Stop sites.}

November

November 3: General election day. Your mail in ballot must be postmarked by 5 p.m.
_{Go here to look up your polling place.}

November 6: Deadline for mailed absentee ballots to be received.
_{Return absentee ballots by mail or in person to your county board of elections office, or drop them off at an early voting site in your county.}

November 13: Counties canvass the general election, making their vote counts official.

November 16: Deadline to conduct any county recounts.

November 17: Deadline to conduct any state recounts and receive protests.

November 24: State canvasses election results, making the vote counts official.

Check your registration

Voters can check their registration and absentee by mail ballot status using the NCSBE’s voter search tool.

Track your absentee ballot

BallotTrax lets voters track their ballots through the mail and to receive a notification when their ballot is accepted or rejected.