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Absentee Voting

Absentee voting is comprised of two methods by which registered voters may cast ballots:

1.  Absentee by mail

        A request for an absentee ballot must be received in the County

        Board of Elections office by 5 PM on the Tuesday before the

        election. A voted absentee ballot must be received in the

        County Board of Elections by 5 PM on the day before the

        election.

2.  Absentee by one stop

        One-Stop Absentee Voting is held in the Hertford County Board

        of Elections office building, 700 N King Street, Winton, 27986.

        One-Stop Absentee Voting ends at 1 PM on the last Saturday

        before an election. 

HOW TO REGISTER AND VOTE AT A ONE-STOP ABSENTEE SITE.

A North Carolina resident who is qualified to vote but who misses the 25 day deadline for voter registration my register and vote at a One-Stop Site during the One-Stop Absentee Voting period. The One-Stop Absentee Voting period extend from 19 to 3 days before the Election Day.

The process is sometimes referred to as "Same-Day Registration," but it is important to recognize that it is not permitted on Election Day.

To use this process, a citizen must (1) go to a One-Stop Site in the County of residence during the One-Stop Absentee Voting period, (2) fill out a voter registration application, and (3) provide proof of residency by showing the elections official an appropriate form of identification with the citizen's current name and address. The new registrant may vote ONLY at a One-Stop Site in the county of registration during the One-Stop 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

                   ► A license to hunt, fish, own a gun, etc.

                   ► A property or tax bill

                   ► Automotive or vehicle registration

                   ► Certified documentation of naturalization

                   ► A public housing or Social Service Agency document

                   ► A check, invoice, or letter from government agency

                   ► A birth Certificate

• 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 W-2 statement

• A bank statement or bank issued credit card statement

If you cannot supply an acceptable form of identification for Proof-of-Residence, your registration application cannot be fully processed until the required information is provided.

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

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