2020 Presidential General Election Deadlines and Information

Election day is Tuesday, November 3, 2020.
Early Voting runs from Thursday, October 15, 2020-Saturday, October 31, 2020

• The deadline to register online to vote is Friday, October 9, 2020.
• The deadline for registering by mail to vote is (postmarked by) Friday, October 9, 2020.
• The deadline to register in person to vote is Friday, October 9, 2020. After the regular voter registration deadline of Friday, October 9, 2020, you can register and vote in person at one-stop sites during the early voting period, which runs from Thursday, October 15, 2020 to Saturday, October 31, 2020. This process is known as same-day registration. Same-day registrants must attest to their eligibility and provide proof of residence. Within two business days, the county board of elections will review the registration and the registrant’s address. Your vote will be counted unless the county board of elections determines that you are not qualified to vote.
• The deadline to request a ballot by mail is (received by) Tuesday, October 27, 2020.
• The early voting period runs from Thursday, October 15, 2020 to Saturday, October 31, 2020, but dates and hours may vary based on where you live.
  

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Who Can Vote

You have to register to vote before election day in North Carolina. You can find the deadline to register to vote in the “Dates and deadlines” section.

To register in North Carolina you must:

• be a citizen of the United States
• have lived at the registered address for at least thirty days immediately before the next election at which you want to vote
• be 18 years of age by the day of the next general election
• have your rights of citizenship restored if you have been convicted of a felony and completed your felony sentence including probation, post release supervision, parole or a prison term
• not be registered or vote in any other county or state