Who May Vote Absentee?
Any
registered voter in North Carolina may request to vote an absentee
ballot by mail or in person.
- In person - The voter comes to a "One-Stop" Voting Site,
fills out an application and casts the ballot there.
By mail - A voter or near relative requests an application
by mail, fax or e-mail. The voter is mailed the application and
the ballot and after the voter completes both, they are returned
to the elections office.
State
law (General Statutes Chapter 163-230.2) now requires that a request
for an absentee ballot be "written entirely by the
requester personally" or be submitted "on a form generated
by the county board of elections and signed by the requester."
The State
Board of Elections has issued rules that would require that we mail
a form to each requester whose written request is not "written
entirely by the requester personally."
A written
request must be received by the elections office no later than the
Tuesday prior to election day. The voted ballot must be
returned to the Board of Election office by 5:00 pm on the day
before the election.
To expedite
the issuance of your absentee ballot by mail, we recommend that you
personally write your request for an absentee ballot and send it to:
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Mail to: |
Henderson County BOE
P.O. Box 2090
Hendersonville, N. C. 28793 |
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Or
Fax to: |
(828) 697-4590 |
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Or
E-mail to: |
Click HERE
to e-mail your request |
A voter does not have to provide a reason for either type of
absentee voting. No-excuse absentee voting will be permitted for all
elections.
For additional information on absentee voting, call 828-697-4970
