Voting Information

Election Day is November 3rd!

• All NC polling places will be open from 6:30am to 7:30pm tomorrow. If you are in line at 7:30pm, you will be allowed to vote.
• On Election Day, you have to vote at your assigned polling place. You can find your polling place (or help someone find their own) using the Voter Search Tool or by using an address for the Polling Place Search. The assigned location for all on-campus UNC students is the Stone Center. Students living off-campus should find their location using the listed search tools.
• Anyone with an absentee ballot who has not yet returned it can now only return it their county board of elections by 5 pm Tuesday or send it by mail or commercial courier service (must be postmarked by November 3^rd). Please view links to see the addresses for Boards of Elections in Orange, Durham and Chatham counties.
• If you've already sent your absentee ballot, you can check its status here. You can also view your voting record using the Voter Search Tool.

Recognize that people will be feeling high levels of anxiety and other emotions this week. Please demonstrate an extra dose of kindness and grace to everyone – including yourself!

EDUCATE YOURSELF

How do I know what candidates and issues will be on my ballot?

If you are registered to vote in North Carolina, you can see a sample ballot for your precinct by using the voter search page here.
Voters in any state can view a sample ballot here.

What are some non-partisan resources I can use to learn more about the candidates and issues?
There are many useful sources, but it can feel overwhelming trying to find the information you need. Here are some resources you can try:

Check out this handout to learn more about the role that different elected officials actually play in North Carolina.
Learn about where the candidates stand on different issues here and here.
View North Carolina state-wide and county-by-county voting guides here.
Read this voting guide from the Daily Tar Heel.

What if I have questions about how my ballot is counted or other general questions about elections?

Answers to frequently asked questions about voting in North Carolina are available here, here and here.
For general voting information from other states, click here.

HAVE A VOTING PLAN

There are three ways to vote in North Carolina:

You can request a mail-in ballot using the online portal. After voting, you can track your mail-in ballot here.

Note: You can request a mail-in ballot and decide to still vote in-person. This is permissible as long as you do not actually use the mail-in ballot. When using mail-in ballots, please follow instructions very closely to make sure your ballot is valid. Also, please be conscious of allowing plenty of time for your ballot to be mailed.

Early voting will begin on October 15^th and end on October 31^st. You can early vote at any One-Stop voting location in your county. You can look up the One-Stop locations here or click here for information on early voting in Chapel Hill.
Vote in-person on Election Day, November 3^rd. Your polling place will be located on your voter registration card or you can look it up using your name here. You can also look up your polling place using your current address here.

Early voting begins Oct. 15 at 6 locations throughout @OCNCGOV. Note the Board of Elections office is not serving as an early voting site this year. Same Day Voter Registration is available at all Early Voting sites. More info here: https://t.co/96FMqtPOkL pic.twitter.com/doz5qhwCBC
— Orange County NC Gov (@OCNCGOV) September 30, 2020

Out-of-State Voter Information

For out-of-state students who wish to register in a state other than N.C., visit this site to learn how.

To double-check the status of out-of-state voter registration, click here.

Deadlines and information on absentee ballots can be found here.

For information on voting deadlines and other important dates for each state, click here.

The early voting period is October 15th-31st. Election day is November 3rd.

If you have additional voter registration questions, please use this resource.

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