Voter Registration Training 2026
for Voter Registration Drive Participants
HOW TO REGISTER VOTERS IN NORTH CAROLINA 2024 – 2025
VOTER REGISTRATION TRAINING SLIDESHOW
STUDENT VOTER REGISTRATION TRAINING
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 Primary Election on March 3rd, the deadline is February 6th. You can download the form for printing at buncombenc.gov/553/Register-to-Vote-or-Update-Registration, or pick up a registration form at the Buncombe County BOE or any Buncombe County Library or public high school.
Details on the Early Voting plan for the Primary in March 2026 can be found here.
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 buncombenc.gov/554/Absentee-Ballot-Request-Form.
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: buncombenc.gov/554/Absentee-Ballot-Request-Form.
After completing, submit the form to the BOE in person* at 35 Woodfin Street, Asheville, or send by mail to PO Box 7468, Asheville 28801-7468.
*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 2026 State Absentee Ballot Request Form has been received, an Absentee Ballot will be mailed to you before absentee voting begins on January 12, 2026.
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, March 3rd.
Absentee ballots must be received by the Board of Elections by 7:30 pm on Election Day, March 3rd, 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 35 Woodfin Place, Asheville by Tuesday, March 3rd 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 – Primary Elections
Voting early is easy and convenient. Early voting for the Primary election runs from February 12th through Saturday February 28th. Election Day is Tuesday, March 3rd.
There will be 11 sites open for Early Voting. The hours are 8 am to 7:30 pm Monday through Friday. On Saturday, February 21st, the hours at each location will be 10 am to 3 pm. On Saturday, February 28th, the hours at each location will be 8 am to 3 pm.
You can download the Early Voting Plan here.
During Early Voting you can vote at any of scheduled sites. You can also register and vote on the same day during Early Voting. 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: buncombenc.gov/199/Election-Services
Phone: 1-828-250-4200
Address: 35 Woodfin Street, Asheville, NC 28801
Mailing address for registration forms: PO Box 7468, Asheville, NC 28802-7468
IMPORTANT DATES – to be updated as needed
| January 12 | Counties begin mailing Absentee Ballots |
| February 6 | Last day to register to vote in the March Primary (5 pm) |
| February 17 | Last day to request a civilian Absentee Ballot for the March Primary (5 pm) |
| February 12 – 28 | Election Early Voting Period |
| March 3 | Primary Election Day |
| March 13 | Canvass Day (all ballots counted including provisional ballots and absentee ballots by mail; certification of election results). |
Please read the information above, then take this quiz:
VOTER REGISTRATION CERTIFICATION
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