Voting Absentee

Any person who is registered to vote in North Carolina can vote an absentee-by-mail ballot or an absentee-in person ballot at a One-Stop voting site in their county during the designated absentee voting periods before the day of the Election. 

Absentee Voting is allowed in all elections, except the Municipal Election for the Town of Vanceboro currently.

Absentee -by-Mail Voting 

2022 Absentee List of Voters (To be updated to 2024 once available)

State Absentee Ballot Request Form (To be updated to 2024 once available)

2022 State Absentee Ballot Request Form-Fillable (To be updated to 2024 once available)

2022 State Absentee Ballot Request Portal (To be updated to 2024 once available)

March 2024 Primary Election Absentee Request Deadline: (To be announced)

Voters should be cautious to allow adequate time for the request to be processed and the ballot to be mailed. The Board of Elections will begin mailing ballots 60 days prior to Election Day for Primaries and General Elections and 30 days prior to Municipal Elections. When a county board of elections marks a ballot as Accepted, that information will appear in that voter’s record available through the State Board’s Voter Search Tool. Because absentee ballot request information is confidential under state law until the ballot is accepted or until Election Day, absentee request information does not appear in the Voter Search Tool.  

TO CHECK IF YOUR BALLOT HAS BEEN RECEIVED/RETURNED/ACCEPTED CLICK HERE.

On the page enter your name as requested; select Craven under County; Click SEARCH; Click on your name in BLUE; Click on ABSENTEE REQUEST. 

For More Information regarding Absentee Voting, click here.

Military/Overseas Voters - click here

One-Stop Absentee Voting (Early Voting)

One-Stop Absentee (Early) Voting is in-person voting and is available beginning the 3rd Thursday before and ending on the last Saturday at 3 pm before Election Day. Times are determined by the County Board of Elections and approved by the State Board of Elections before each election.   

IF CRAVEN COUNTY ISSUES OFFICE CLOSURES DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER, ETC. ONE-STOP SITES(S) WILL BE CLOSED AS WELL.   THE CRAVEN COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS WILL FOLLOW CRAVEN COUNTY CLOSURE SCHEDULES (CLOSURES AND DELAYS). EMERGENCY PLAN ONE-STOP