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This page provides information on the 2023 elections in North Carolina, including the offices on the ballot covered by Ballotpedia, election dates, and frequently asked questions.

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Election dates

Statewide election dates in North Carolina are listed below. For more dates, please see the elections calendar.

Statewide election dates

There were no statewide elections in North Carolina this year. See the Ballotpedia calendar page for more election dates.

Offices on the ballot

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Frequently asked questions

When are the polls open?

6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.[1]See State Poll Opening and Closing Times (2023) for more information

Where can I find election results?

Election results are posted on Ballotpedia’s election overview pages, as well as the relevant candidate pages. You can find links to the current election overview pages in the “Offices on the ballot” section of this page.

How do primaries work in North Carolina?

A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party’s candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. North Carolina utilizes a semi-closed primary system. Parties decide who may vote in their respective primaries. Voters may choose a primary ballot without impacting their unaffiliated status.[2][3][4][5]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

How do I register to vote?

Check your voter registration status here.

To register to vote in North Carolina, each applicant must be a United States citizen and a resident of the county in which they are registering to vote for at least 30 days before the election. Applicants must be at least 18 years old by the time of the election. [6][7] The North Carolina voter registration application is available online. Voter registration applications must be received by the county board of elections at least 25 days before the election. Voter registration services are also provided by the following agencies:[6]

North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles
Departments of Social Services (DSS)
Departments of Public Health (WIC)
Vocational rehabilitation offices
Departments of Services for the Blind
Departments of Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Departments of Mental Health Services
Employment Security Commission (ESC)

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Is there an early voting period?

See also: Early voting

North Carolina permits early voting. Learn more by visiting this website.

Early voting permits citizens to cast ballots in person at a polling place prior to an election. In states that permit no-excuse early voting, a voter does not have to provide an excuse for being unable to vote on Election Day. Some states allow voters to cast absentee ballots in person.

As of February 2024, 47 states and the District of Columbia permitted no-excuse early voting.*[8]

*Note: On Feb. 23, 2024, Delaware Superior Court judge Mark Conner ruled that early voting was unconstitutional in the state, saying that the laws are “inconsistent with our constitution and therefore cannot stand.” On Feb. 29, lawmakers introduced legislation, SB3, to restore in-person early voting. On Feb. 27, Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced that she would appeal the decision to the Delaware Supreme Court and said, “We will file our appeal quickly and intend to request a decision from the Delaware Supreme Court so that voters have final clarity in time for the September primaries.”[9]

Who is eligible for absentee voting?

See also: Absentee/mail-in voting

The table below displays absentee voting information specific to North Carolina’s 2024 election cycle.

All voters are eligible to vote absentee in North Carolina. There are no special eligibility requirements for voting absentee.[10]

An absentee ballot request form must either be submitted online or by mail before 5 p.m. on the Tuesday before Election Day. Completed ballots must be returned either in person or by mail and received no later than 7:30 p.m. on election day.[11][10][12]

What are the voter ID laws in North Carolina?

See Voter identification laws by state.

How do I file to run for office?

See Ballot access requirements for political candidates in North Carolina for information on how to run for state or federal office.

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Redistricting following the 2020 census

This section lists major events in the post-2020 census redistricting cycle in reverse chronological order. Major events include the release of apportionment data, the release of census population data, the introduction of formal map proposals, the enactment of new maps, and noteworthy court challenges. Click the dates below for additional information.

October 25, 2023: The North Carolina legislature enacted new congressional and legislative maps after the North Carolina Supreme Court directed it to do so in April 2023.
October 18, 2023: The Senate Redistricting and Elections Committee released two congressional map proposals (CCJ-1 and CBP-5).
June 27, 2023: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Moore v. Harper that the state supreme court had the authority to decide whether North Carolina’s congressional district boundaries complied with state law.
April 28, 2023: The North Carolina Supreme Court overturned their February 4, 2022, decision that the state’s enacted congressional and legislative maps were unconstitutional due to partisan gerrymandering and vacated both the maps the legislature enacted in 2021 and the remedial maps used for the 2022 elections.
March 14, 2023: The North Carolina Supreme Court re-heard oral arguments in Moore v. Harper.
February 3, 2023: The North Carolina Supreme Court voted to re-hear the case on March 14, 2023.
January 20, 2023: The North Carolina legislature petitioned the North Carolina Supreme Court to rehear Moore v. Harper. As a result of the 2022 elections, that court flipped from a 4-3 Democratic majority to a 5-2 Republican majority.
December 7, 2022 The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Moore v. Harper.
June 30, 2022: The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear Moore v. Harper.
March 17, 2022: Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives Timothy K. Moore (R) appealed the North Carolina Supreme Court’s decision to the U.S. Supreme Court.
March 7, 2022: The U.S. Supreme Court declined to block the enacted congressional map (Moore v. Harper).
February 25, 2022: An emergency filing was filed with the U.S. Supreme Court challenging the enacted congressional map (Moore v. Harper).
February 23, 2022: The Wake County Superior Court issued an opinion approving the new state legislative maps drawn by the legislature, and striking down the new congressional map. Instead, it enacted a map drawn by redistricting special masters appointed in the case.
February 17, 2022: The state House voted to approve a new state Senate map. The state Senate voted to approve new state House and Senate maps. Both chambers of the state legislature also voted to approve a new congressional map.
February 16, 2022: The state House voted to approve a new state House map.
February 4, 2022: The North Carolina Supreme Court ruled 4-3 that the state’s enacted congressional and legislative maps were unconstitutional and ordered the legislature to re-draw them.
January 11, 2022: The Wake County Superior Court ruled in support of the newly enacted maps.
December 8, 2021: The North Carolina Supreme Court ordered that the state’s 2022 primary election be postponed from March 8 to May 17. The court issued the order in response to two lawsuits (Harper v. Lewis and North Carolina League of Conservation Voters v. Hall) challenging North Carolina’s newly enacted congressional and state legislative district plans.
December 15, 2021: The remaining plaintiffs in N.C. NAACP v. Berger were allowed to join as intervenors in the joint case of North Carolina League of Conservation Voters v. Hall and Harper v. Lewis.
November 16, 2021: A lawsuit was filed challenging the state’s enacted congressional and legislative redistricting maps (North Carolina League of Conservation Voters v. Hall).
November 5, 2021: The plaintiffs in Harper v. Lewis filed a supplemental complaint challenging the state’s enacted congressional redistricting map.
November 4, 2021: The North Carolina House of Representatives voted 65-49 to approve the congressional map, and voted 65-49 to approve the Senate map. The North Carolina State Senate voted 25-21 to approve the House map. Since the governor does not have veto authority over the maps, this legislative approval meant the maps were enacted.
November 3, 2021: The state Senate voted 65-49 to approve the Senate map.
November 2, 2021: The state Senate voted 27-22 to approve the congressional map. The state House voted 67-49 to approve the House map.
November 16, 2021: A lawsuit was filed challenging the state’s enacted congressional and legislative redistricting maps (N.C. NAACP v. Berger).
October 22, 2021: The House Redistricting Committee released its first map proposals.
October 20, 2021: The Senate Redistricting Committee released its first map proposals.
September 16, 2021: The U.S. Census Bureau released data from the 2020 census in an easier-to-use format to state redistricting authorities and the public.
August 12, 2021: The U.S. Census Bureau delivered redistricting data to states in a legacy format.
June 28, 2021: The state legislature passed a law postponing certain municipal elections in response to delayed census data.
April 26, 2021: The U.S. Census Bureau delivered apportionment counts.