Absentee Ballots Can Be Requested Sept. 13 thru October 26

Absentee ballots are now available and can be requested by following the directions below. The deadline for requesting an absentee ballot for the November 2004 election is Tuesday, October 26th at 5:00 PM.

All absentee ballots will include an instruction sheet on how voters are to prepare absentee ballots and return them to yourcounty board of elections. Completed ballots must be returned BY Monday, November 1 at 5:00 PM.

Voters can also vote early (and in person) by using the one-stop absentee voting program, which runs from Thursday, October 14th to Saturday, October 30th. For more information regarding this program, and specific locations where you can vote early, please contact your county board of elections.

Absentee Request for NC citizens living in the US:

To request an absentee ballot, you should send a written request to your county board of elections no later than Tuesday, October 26th. Your county BOE office can be found by clicking here.

The request must include your name, residence address, date of birth and address where you would like the ballots mailed.

Near relatives may request an absentee ballot for a voter by using the same format as above and including the relationship to the voter and the near relative’s contact information. A near relative includes: spouse, brother, sister, parent, grandparent, child, grandchild, mother-in-law, father-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, stepparent, or stepchild.

If you have any questions regarding this procedure, please contact the NC State Board of Elections at 919-733-7173 or by email rosemary.blizzard@ncmail.net.

Absentee Request for NC citizens living outside the US and not attached to the US Armed Forces or US Government:
As a US citizen living overseas, you are eligible to request an absentee ballot using the Federal Postcard Application or FPCA. You may download the FPCA by going to the Federal Voting Assistance Program website. You should complete one application for each NC voter.

Once you have completed the application, please mail, email, or fax it to your county board of elections. An updated listing for all of the county boards of elections is available here. The deadline for requesting an absentee ballot for the November 2004 election is Tuesday, October 26th at 5 pm.

If you need expedited delivery of your ballots, please provide the county board of elections with a postage-paid delivery service mailer with the address where you would like the ballots delivered included.

If you have any questions regarding this procedure, please contact the NC State Board of Elections at 919-733-7173 or by email rosemary.blizzard@ncmail.net

Special absentee request procedures for the following people:
Members of the armed forces, spouse of a member of the armed forces, disabled war veterans in US government hospitals, civilians attached to and serving outside the US with the armed forces, and members of the Peace Corps

To request an absentee as a voter under one or more of the above designations, you should complete the Federal Postcard Application, or FPCA.

These forms are usually available from the Voting Assistance Officer assigned to your military installation. You may also visit the Federal Voting Assistance website to download instructions and a copy of the FPCA form.

Once you have completed the application, please mail, fax, or email it to your county board of elections. An updated listing for all of the county boards of elections is available on the State Board of Elections Web site

Upon request of the voter, ballots may be faxed to you at a specified location. To request and receive faxed ballots, please transmit the completed FPCA to the NC State Board of Elections by mail or fax. Our secure line is 919-715-0351.

If you have any questions regarding this procedure, please contact the NC State Board of Elections at 919-733-7173 or by email rosemary.blizzard@ncmail.net