Voting at an Early Voting Site

A North Carolina resident must register to vote 25 days prior to the election day. The early voting period extends from 9 to 3 days before election day.

The new registrant may vote ONLY at a early Absentee Voting Site in the county of registration during early Absentee Voting period and not on Election Day.

Acceptable forms of identification include:

• A North Carolina driver's license with current address
  
  
• A utility bill with name and current address
  • A telephone or mobile phone bill
  • An electric or gas bill
  • A cable television bill
  • A water or sewage bill
    
    
• A document with name and current address from a local, state, or U.S. government agency such as:
  • A passport
  • A government-issued photo ID
  • U.S. military ID card
  • A license to fish, hunt, own a gun, etc.
  • Automotive or vehicle registration
  • Certified documentation of naturalization
  • A public housing or Social Service Agency document
  • A check, invoice, or letter from a government agency
  • A birth certificate
    
    
• A student photo ID along with a document from the school showing the student's name and current address.
  
  
• A paycheck or paycheck stub from an employer or a W-2 statement
  
  
• A bank statement or bank-issued credit card statement

You must supply an acceptable form of identification.

Registered voters may also update their address and change vital information in an existing registration record at the early Site, but they are not allowed to change their party affiliation during the early Voting period that precedes a partisan primary.