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Review your voter registration

Make sure you’re registration is accurate and up to date!

FIND YOUR REGISTRATION

All North Carolina voters should review their voter registration before every election. Inaccurate or out-of-date information on your voter registration can create serious problems at the polls — it may even mean your vote won’t count.

While you’re at it, you can also use the Voter Search tool to find your assigned Election Day polling place and review your sample ballot!


How to review your voter registration

  1. Open the Voter Search tool

    Open the Voter Search tool on the website of the NC State Board of Elections.

  2. Enter your info

    Pro tip! Enter only your first and last name into the form. Entering more information can make it harder to find your registration.

  3. Can’t find your registration?

    If you use a nickname, have ever changed your name, or have a hyphenated last name, try searching for different versions of your name. If you still can’t find your registration, you can contact your county board of elections for help, or you can simply re-register (see last step).

  4. Check your address

    An incorrect address could cause you to be turned away at your polling place. If your address is incorrect, you need to update your registration (see last step).

  5. Check your status

    If your status is inactive, you can still vote!

  6. Check your party affiliation

    For primary elections, make sure your party affiliation is correct. If it’s not, you may not be able to vote using your party’s ballot. Your party affiliation does not matter for general elections.

  7. While you’re at it

    Use the Voter Search tool to review your sample ballot and find your assigned polling place for Election Day.

  8. Need to update your registration?

    Simply re-register — online, on paper or at an event — using your correct and up-to-date information.

You Can Vote is a nonpartisan 501(c)(3) nonprofit that educates and mobilizes North Carolinians to take civic action, know their rights, and successfully cast a ballot in each election.

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Need to Repair Your Registration?

A small number of voters are being asked by the N.C. State Board of Elections (NCSBE) to repair their registrations by providing their N.C. driver’s license/DMV ID number OR the last four digits of their Social Security number. They have launched a new search tool to find out if you are on the list and need to take action.

Repairing your registration will ensure that you can vote a regular ballot rather than a provisional ballot during upcoming elections. Click below to access the search tool and learn more from the NCSBE.

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