ABSENTEE BALLOTS
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APPLICATION
MADE AT ELECTIONS OFFICE
ONE STOP VOTING
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REQUESTING ABSENTEE BALLOTS |
TRANSFER VOTING
ABSENTEE
BALLOTS
Absentee voting is comprised of
two methods by which registered voters may cast ballots other than the
traditional method of appearing in person and casting a ballot on the day of
the elections. These methods are as follows:
1. Absentee by Mail
2.
Absentee One Stop
You may request an Absentee
Ballot from the Elections Office, 115 W. Main St., Lincolnton, NC 28092.
Absentee voting is allowed in all elections except fire district elections
and is available as explained below. The 2001 North Carolina General
Assembly passed laws to amend the absentee voting process to allow voters to
cast an absentee ballot in all elections without having to provide an
excuse.
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REQUESTING ABSENTEE BALLOTS
BY MAIL
Any registered voter is authorized to vote by mail an absentee ballot in any
primary or election conducted by the county board of elections. An excuse is
no longer required.
The voter or voter's near relative may send a
signed written request to the county board of elections office beginning 50
days prior to election day. Written requests must be received in the office
no latter than the Tuesday prior to election day.
Each request must be signed by the voter or the
voter's near relative, and include the voter's name and address as they
appear on the registration records, and the address where the ballot is to
be mailed. It is helpful to include the voter's date of birth, the near
relative's address and relationship to the absentee voter.
If the voter is qualified, ballots will be
mailed to the voter after receipt of the written request. The voted ballot
must be received in the County Board of Elections office by 5:00 p.m. on the
day before the election in order to be counted. ALL information requested on
the absentee envelope MUST be filled out or the ballot may not be counted.
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APPLICATION MADE AT ELECTIONS OFFICE
The voter, near
relative (spouse, brother, sister, parent, grandparent, child, grandchild, mother-in-law,
father-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, stepparent, stepchild, verifiable legal
guardian) or verifiable legal guardian not a power of attorney may appear at the Elections
Office beginning 50 days prior to but not later than 5:00 p.m. on the Tuesday prior to the
election and complete an absentee application. A ballot will be mailed to the voter.
Beginning the Wednesday prior to the election and ending at 5:00 p.m. on
Monday prior to the election, circumstances may allow a near relative to
hand deliver the ballot to a voter.
Pursuant to a new law GS 163-226
(a2) voters that have an ongoing illness or disability may request absentee
ballots for any other elections to be held in that calendar year.
All ballots must be returned to the Board of Elections
Office by 5:00 p.m. the day before the election. The Ballot must be delivered by United
States Mail, the voter, or a near relative.
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A North Carolina resident who is qualified to vote but who
misses the 25-day deadline for voter registration may register and vote at a
One-Stop Site during the One-Stop Absentee Voting period. The One-Stop
Voting period extends from 19 to 3 days before Election Day. Click
One-Stop Absentee Voting for more
information.
ONE STOP VOTING HOURS AND
LOCATIONS
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TRANSFER
VOTING
If you fail to change your address by the registration
deadline, the following procedure will allow you to vote:
To vote without delay in any local, state, national primary
or general election, a voter must file a change of precinct at least 25 days prior to
election day. If a voter moves within Lincoln County and fails to file a change of
precinct by the deadline, he/she may vote by going to the old precinct and get an
"Election Day Transfer Form", take the form to the new precinct or the Lincoln
County Board of Elections Office and vote. The voter may also go to his/her new precinct
or the Board of Elections Office without obtaining an "Election Day Transfer
Form" and vote by provisional ballot. PROVISIONAL BALLOTS ARE NOT COUNTED ON ELECTION
DAY-THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS DETERMINES THE ELIGIBILITY OF PROVISIONAL BALLOTS AT THE
CANVASS WHICH IS AT 11:00 A.M. ON THE FRIDAY AFTER THE ELECTION. ALL QUALIFIED PROVISIONAL
BALLOTS ARE COUNTED AT THAT TIME BY THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS MEMBERS AND ADDED TO THE
OFFICIAL RESULTS OF THE ELECTIONS.
To avoid this paperwork, change your address by the
registration deadline.
All Voting places in Lincoln County are open from 6:30
a.m. until 7:30 p.m. on every election day.
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