Voter Registration

Check Your Voter Registration Status

North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) provides a Voter Search tool to check registration status, also known as the “voter lookup”. With this online tool, you will be able to find publicly available information, including:

Voter registration status
Election Day polling place
Sample ballots for upcoming elections
Voting districts
Past elections a voter participated in (voter history)

Voter Search

Register to Vote

Who can register to vote?

To register to vote in North Carolina, you must:

Be a U.S. citizen.
Live in the county where you are registering, and have resided there for at least 30 days prior to Election Day.
Be at least 18 years old, or will be by the date of the general election.
16- and 17-year-olds may preregister to vote.
A college or university student may register and vote in the county where they go to school.
Not be serving a felony sentence, including any period of probation, post-release supervision, or parole.

Register Online or in person at the DMV

You can use N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles (NCDMV) services to register as a voter. Existing DMV customers may submit a voter registration application online.

Online Register to Vote Tool

Register by Mail

You can register to vote by filling out the appropriate form below and submit it by mail:

English N.C. Voter Registration Application (fillable PDF)
Spanish N.C. Voter Registration Application (fillable PDF)

Find more information about voter registration in North Carolina, please visit NCSBE website.