Voter Registration Information

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You have two ways to register to vote in North Carolina

Paper Registration

Click here to download a blank Voter Registration Form. Print it, fill it out, and mail it to your local Board of Elections office. If you live in Buncombe County, you can mail it to: 

Election Services
PO Box 7468
Asheville, NC 28802-7468

Or you can drop it off at either the main office at 77 McDowell Street or the satellite BOE office at the Asheville Mall (at the McAllister’s entrance near Dillards).

To request a paper copy of the voter registration application, or to change your party affiliation, your address, or your legal name, you can contact the Buncombe County Board of Elections at 828-250-4200 or 77 McDowell St, Asheville, NC 28801.

Registration forms are also available by mail or at any Buncombe County Library and most Buncombe County Social Services agencies.

You must register to vote at your current address at least 25 days before Election Day.

 

Online Registration

If you are a DMV customer with an N.C. driver’s license or DMV-issued ID, you can register to vote or change certain parts of your registration online.

 

Not sure if you’re registered?

Click here to see if you are registered in Buncombe County.

 

Not sure if you’re eligible?

After felony conviction, citizenship rights are automatically restored in North Carolina after all parts of a sentence are finished, including any probation, or parole. You do not need a special document saying your rights are restored. You just register to vote like any other citizen. If you were registered before your felony conviction, you have to register again because your old registration was revoked.

To register to vote and vote in a North Carolina county, a person must meet the following qualifications:

  • Must be a U.S. citizen.
  • Must be a resident of the county, and prior to voting in an election, must have resided at his or her residential address for at least 30 days prior to the date of the election.
  • Must be at least 18 years old or will be 18 by the date of the next general election. (If 17 years old, persons may register no earlier than 60 days prior to the date of the primary election for the general election.)
  • Must not be serving a sentence for a felony conviction (including probation or on parole).
  • Must rescind any previous registration in another county or state.