Registering to vote

&

other questions

How to Register: If you meet the registration qualifications, then you may complete a voter registration form and return it to your county board of elections no later than 25 days before an election in order to be eligible to vote in that election. In NC, you can also register and vote during the One-Stop Registration & Absentee Voting period, which begins 19 days before the election and runs until the last Saturday before the election. Visit our website for more details :  www.sboe.state.nc.us

Q: Where do students who attend college in North Carolina register to vote?

A: Students may register to vote in the community where they are attending

school, so long as they declare that their home is the community where they

are attending school and they don’t register to vote elsewhere. Or students

may register to vote in a different community as long as they consider it to

be their home residence.

Q: Do ex-felons need to show a special document that permits them to register to

vote?

A: No. Ex-felons have their citizenship rights automatically restored after they

have fully completed their sentence, including probation, parole and postrelease supervision; however, they must re-register in order to vote.

Q: Can 17 year-olds register to vote and even vote in a primary if they will be 18

on or before the date of the general election?

A: Yes; however, while they will be permitted to vote in a primary, they

cannot vote on any referenda until they are 18.

Q: Although I am not a U.S. citizen, I am a legal resident, can I register to vote?

A: No. The law requires that you be a U.S. citizen before you can

In order to vote in North Carolina,

you must meet these

qualifications:

• You must be a US citizen

• You must be 18 by the next

General Election day

• You must be a NC resident and

have lived at your residence

for at least 30 days preceding

an election

• If you have previously been

convicted of a felony, you must

have completed all parts of

your sentence, including probation

and parole, and then

your citizenship rights are automatically

restored and you are

permitted to register and vote.

If you are unsure whether

you meet the registration

qualifications and you

need help, please call

the NC State Board of

Elections

1-866-522-4723

or

Caldwell County Board of Elections

828-757-1326