The Board Conducts and Supervises All Elections
And Voter Registration

How to Register and Vote During
One-Stop Absentee

If a North Carolina resident has missed the 25 day deadline for voter registration, he/she may register and vote during One-Stop Absentee Voting.

To vote during One-Stop Absentee Voting, a resident must fill out a voter registration application and prove residency by providing appropriate identification with current name and current address. The new registrant may vote ONLY at a One-Stop Absentee Voting Site in the county of registration during One-Stop Absentee Voting 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:

• A passport

• A government-issued photo ID

• U.S. military ID

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

• A property tax bill

• Automotive 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

Proof of residence does not include any piece of mail addressed to the voter.

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