November 2, 2004
General Election Schedule
September 13, 2004
Beginning date to request an Absentee ballot by mail (no excuse required). NCGS
163-227.3
October 8, 2004
Last day to register, change your party affiliation or your address.The voter registration form must be postmarked by or hand delivered
by this date. NCGS 163-82.6(c)
October 14, 2004
One-stop no excuse absentee voting opens NCGS 163-227.2(b)
October 26, 2004
5:00 p.m. - Last day to receive absentee requests by mail or
applications or fax. NCGS 163-230.1(a)
October 30, 2004
One-stop absentee voting ends NCGS 163-227.2(b) between 1:00
p.m. - 5:00 p.m. as determined by Board.
November 1, 2004
5:00 p.m. - All voted absentee ballots must be in the Board of
Elections Office. NCGS 163-231 (b)
- Last day to request absentee ballot if sick or disabled
NCGS 163-230.1 (a1)
November 2, 2004
Election Day NCGS 163-1(c) Polls open 6:30 a.m. until 7:30 p.m.
November 9, 2004
Canvass of election results
According
to NCGS 163-230.2, Wake County Voters may ask for an absentee
ballot request form in person, by mail, by fax or by telephone.
Eva B. Diggs, Absentee Ballot Manager
Phone (919) 856-6252 fax (919) 856-5864
ediggs@co.wake.nc.us
If you want to vote absentee by mail, you have to request
an absentee ballot by mail (no excuse required). You can
call Eva Diggs at 856-6252 to get the exact particulars of
what she needs in your request. The Wake County Board of
Elections mail address is 337 S Salisbury Street, PO Box
695, Raleigh, NC 27602. The ballot has to be received by
July 13th.
GENERAL - NOVEMBER 2
Check your registration, polling place and
other details
Wake
County Board of Elections
District 16 Map (pdf
format)
How to register to vote in North Carolina
Any person registering to vote for the first time in North Carolina, or making an
address change, must do so 25 days before the Nov. 2 election. This year, the deadline
is Oct. 8. Forms postmarked Oct. 8 will be accepted. For a registration form,
contact the Board of Elections office in the county where you live or attend school.
Students cannot register in both counties. The state Web site and each county site
also offer registration forms in English and Spanish. The forms can be printed,
completed and mailed or delivered.
STATE - BOEwww.s (919)
733-7173
WAKE COUNTY - BOE (919) 856-6240
Absentee voting in North Carolina
Requests
for absentee ballots must be received at local Board of Elections
offices in writing via mail or hand delivery by 5 p.m. Oct.
26. Requests must include the voter's name, signature, date
of birth, address at which the voter is registered and address
to which the ballot should be mailed.
The request can be made by an immediate family member on behalf of the voter.
With the exception of the voter's signature, relatives requesting
a ballot must provide the information listed above about
the voter and themselves.
Absentee ballots must be returned to the office from which they were requested
by 5 p.m., Nov. 1.
Questions? Contact the State Board of Elections (919)733-7173