2012 North Carolina Election Schedule

Primary election

February 29:      Candidate filing deadline

April 13:             Voter registration deadline (postmarked or hand-delivered)

April 17:             Remember in November data on web site

April 19:             One-stop voting begins

May 1:               Absentee ballot requests due

May 7:               Absentee ballots due*

May 8:               Primary election (0630 – 1930 EDT)

Second primary (“runoff”) election**

June 28:            One-stop absentee voting begins for the Second Primary Election, if needed (NCGS 163-227.2(b)); modified full-time county board offices shall remain open five days each week [NCGS 163-227.2(f)]

July 10:              Last day to request absentee ballots in writing (exceptions due to sickness or disability)[NCG​S 163-230.1(a)]

July 16:              5pm - Absentee ballots must be received in CBE office by 5:00 p.m. [NCGS 163-231(b)] If mailed, returned absentee ballots will still be timely if postmarked on or before Election Day, and received no later than 5:00 pm on July 20, 2012.

July 14:             One-stop voting ends [NCGS 163-227.2(b)]

July 17:             2nd Primary Election - polls are open 6:30am - 7:30pm

There is an SBOE webpage for determining early voting locations and times by county for the 7/17 runoff election.

http://www.app.sboe.state.nc.us/webapps/OS_sites/

General election

October 1:         Remember in November data on web site

October 1:         Remember in November voter guides mailed

October 12:       Voter registration deadline (postmarked or hand-delivered)

October 18:       One-stop voting begins

October 30:       Absentee ballot requests due

November 3:     One-stop voting ends

November 5:     Absentee ballots due****

November 6:     General election (0630 – 1930 EDT)

* If mailed, returned absentee ballots will still be timely if postmarked on or before Election Day, and received no later than 5:00 pm on May 11, 2012.

** If a second primary is necessary, then the 2^nd Primary Election Day will be June 26, 2012 (if there is no second primary needed for a US House of Representatives contest) or July 17, 2012 (if there is a second primary needed for US House of Representatives contest.)

*** If mailed, returned absentee ballots will still be timely if postmarked on or before Election Day, and received no later than 5:00 pm on June 29, 2012.

**** If mailed, returned absentee ballots will still be timely if postmarked on or before Election Day, and received no later than 5:00 pm on November 9, 2012.

Data from:  http://www.ncsbe.gov/content.aspx?id=61