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  Voter Center NC Voter Information 2008 Primary Election: May 6th 2008 General Election: November 4th For general information on voting, contact the NC Board of Elections at (919) 733-7173 or online at http://www.sboe.state.nc.us/. Online Resources Find your county Board of Elections: Registration information: Check your voter registration online at: Download registration forms: Get absentee voter information: Find your polling place: Request an absentee ballot: Q. Will the voter registration form be available in Braille or other languages? Federal law does not require that Braille materials of any type be provided since Braille materials would in any event serve fewer than 10% of the blind population. However, a Braille template may be made available and provided upon request to the State Board of Elections office. Voter registration materials and ballot instructions are currently available in both English and Spanish. Q. Should the political activity of agency voter registration personnel be limited? Political activity conducted outside of the agency office will not be limited; however, the law specifically prohibits agency voter registration personnel from seeking to influence the applicant's selection of a political party affiliation. This includes the display of any political preference or party allegiance. In other words, agency voter registration personnel should refrain from displaying campaign signs, party buttons or pins, etc., during office hours or while serving in their official capacity as an agency voter registration employee. Q. Are voting places accessible? Under federal law voting places must be accessible. However, in some instances a polling place may be inaccessible and a voter with a disability may utilize another option to cast his or her ballot on election day. (See satellite voting, transfer, and curbside voting.) Q. Is assistance provided at the voting place for voters with disabilities? A voter needing assistance must make a request for assistance to the chief judge at the voting place. Qualified voters are entitled to assistance getting to and from the voting booth and in marking a ballot. A voter may receive assistance from a near relative or other person of the voter's choice (other than the voter's employer, an agent of the voter's employer, or an officer or agent of the voter's union). The rules and procedures for requesting assistance at the voting place are outlined in G.S.163-166.8. G.S. 163-166.8 (2) d. addresses assistance for voters who are blind. The other option for voters who have a disability is curbside voting. G.S. 163-166.9 allows qualified voters who are able to travel to the voting place, but because of age or disability cannot enter the voting enclosure, to mark a ballot from the vehicle. Q. What residence address may a person list for voter registration if the person lives in a group home or hospital? Elections officials need a residence address to process a voter registration application. A mailing address is also necessary if it differs from the residence address. A residence, for voting purposes, is the same as domicile and is the place the voter calls "home" and intends to return whenever he or she is absent. In cases where giving the residence address may violate a client's right to privacy, we suggest using a street address with no identifier (for example, leave off the hospital or group home name). Information provided for voter registration is public record. The only confidential information is the agency in which the person applied for voter registration. Q. Who can I contact if I am dissatisfied with the access I am granted to the elections process or the treatment provided to me by election workers? Contact the Executive Director of the State Board of Elections office. The State Board of Elections has general supervisory authority over all elections conducted in the State. The State Board office will investigate any valid complaint regarding a county board's failure to provide reasonable access to voting places. Early Voting (Absentee One-Stop No Excuse): Absentee One-Stop voting has been available in county board of elections offices for years and permits qualified voters to vote absentee in person at the county board of elections. Since the November 2000 General Election, voting by Absentee One-Stop no longer required an excuse. Absentee one-stop voting begins the third Thursday before an election and continues until 1:00 p.m. on the last Saturday before that election, with a county option of continuing until 5:00 p.m. (N.C. Gen. Stat. §163-227.2(b)).
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