Voter Registration Training 2024

for Voter Registration Drive Participants

VOTING QUICK LINKS

HOW TO REGISTER VOTERS IN NORTH CAROLINA 2024

VOTER REGISTRATION TRAINING SLIDESHOW

REGISTERING TO VOTE
You must have resided in North Carolina and in the precinct in which you present to vote for at least 30 days prior to the election. You must register to vote at your current address at least 25 days before Election Day. For this year’s General Election on November 5th, the deadline is October 11. You can download the form for printing at buncombecounty.org/governing/depts/election/voter-registration.aspx, or pick up a registration form at the Buncombe County BOE or any Buncombe County Library or public high school.

Early voting runs from October 17 – November 2.

• Monday through Friday hours at all locations are from 8:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
• Saturday hours on October 19 and October 26 are 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
• On Sunday October 27, the hours are 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
• The last day of Early Voting is Saturday, November 2 from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

CHECKING YOUR REGISTRATION
Guard against elections database tampering and make sure you are properly registered.

Use the Voter Lookup Tool at the NC State Board of Elections to check your registration. Go to ncsbe.gov/Voters/Voter-Tools  and click on Voter Lookup on the left side. Fill in your first and last names and your County, then click on Search. Click on your name to see your registration information. If it’s not correct, contact the Buncombe Board of Elections (BOE) at 1-828-250-4200.

ABSENTEE BALLOTS
Anyone can vote by mail – no reason need be given. You can find all the information you need for Absentee voting at buncombecounty.org/vote.

There are two ways to request an Absentee Ballot:

1)  Online: Fill out and submit the Absentee Ballot request form online at votebymail.ncsbe.gov/app/home.
2)  By paper: Print out the form at the BOE website: buncombecounty.org/common/election/absentee-ballot-request-form.pdf

After completing, submit the form to the BOE in person* at 59 Woodfin Place, Asheville 28801 or send by mail to PO Box 7468, Asheville 28802-7468.

*In-person delivery is permitted only by the voter or near relative. Near relative is defined as spouse, sibling, parent/step-parent, mother/father-in-law, child/stepchild, son/daughter-in-law, grandparent/child

Once your 2024 State Absentee Ballot Request Form has been received, an Absentee Ballot will be mailed to you.

Note: Two people or a notary public must observe you mark your absentee ballot, but not observe which candidates you voted for.

Once your ballot is completed you can mail or hand deliver your Absentee Ballot. Civilian absentee voters must return the container-return envelope with the voted ballot enclosed to their county board of elections no later than 7:30 pm on Election Day, November 5th.

Absentee ballots must be received on by 7:30 pm on Election Day, November 5th, to be counted. There is no longer a grace period for mailed absentee ballots.

Hand-delivered Absentee Ballots must be delivered to the BOE at 59 Woodfin Place, Asheville by Tuesday, November 5th at 7:30 pm or at any early voting location. It must be delivered by the voter or near relative* (see definition above) only. You cannot turn in an absentee ballot at your polling location on Election Day.

Use Ballot Trax to track the status of your Absentee Ballot.

VOTER ID
Photo ID IS required for all voters. Please check the Board of Elections website for the latest information.

Check the list of Student and Public Employee IDs Approved for Voting here.

EARLY VOTING

Here’s the link for Buncombe County Early Voting Hours.

Early voting runs from October 17 – November 2:

• Monday through Friday hours at all locations are from 8:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
• Saturday hours on October 19 and October 26 are 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
• On Sunday October 27, the hours are 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
• The last day of Early Voting is Saturday, November 2 from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

The 14 Early Voting locations are:

1. Bee tree fire station, 510 Bee Tree Road, Swannanoa
   
2. Black Mountain Library, 105 N. Dougherty Street, Black Mountain
   
3. East Asheville Library, 3 Avon Road, Asheville
   
4. Enka-Candler Library, 1404 Sand Hill Road, Candler
   
5. Fairview Library, 1 Taylor Road, Fairview
   
6. Friendship Community Center, 142 Shiloh Road, Asheville
   
7. Leicester Community Center, 2979 New Leicester Hwy., Leicester
   
8. North Asheville Library, 1030 Merrimon Avenue, Asheville
   
9. South Buncombe Library, 260 Overlook Road, Asheville
   
10. UNC-Asheville Highsmith Building, 1 University Heights, Asheville
    
11. Upper Hominy Fire & Rescue Department, 1795 Pisgah Hwy., Candler
    
12. Weaverville Community Center, 60 Lakeshore Drive, Weaverville
    
13. Wesley Grant Southside Center, 285 Livingston Street, Asheville
    
14. West Asheville Library, 942 Haywood Road, Asheville
    

For more information, including how many voters are currently in line, visit buncombecounty.org/vote Or call the Elections Services office at (828) 250-4200.

You can vote at any of scheduled sites. You can vote at a time and day that is convenient for you and avoid the possibility that something might come up on Election Day to prevent you going to the polls.

What’s on the ballot this year? You can find your sample ballot when you check your registration here.

An excellent source for your sample ballot and your candidate information is the League’s Vote 411.org site.

VOTING INFORMATION
League of Women Voters of Asheville-Buncombe County
Website: lwvab.org, Phone: 828-333-0893

Buncombe County Board of Elections / Election Services
Website: buncombecounty.org/Governing/depts/election
Phone: 1-828-250-4200
Address: 59 Woodfin Place, Asheville, NC 28801
Mailing address for registration forms: PO Box 7468, Asheville, NC 28802-7468

IMPORTANT DATES

Please read the information above, then take this quiz:

VOTER REGISTRATION CERTIFICATION