Election Day - Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Polls are open from 6:30 am until 7:30 pm
What do voters need to know on Election Day?
Voters should go to their assigned polling place to vote. Find your polling place using the Voter Lookup Tool.
Voter ID
- Photo ID Required: Voters will need to present a valid photo ID when voting in person.
- No Valid Photo ID? You may still vote by signing an affidavit of reasonable impediment (or “Photo ID Exception Form”) explaining why you cannot provide a valid photo ID. This form can also be used if you have a religious objection to being photographed or are a victim of a recently declared natural disaster.
- Forgot Your ID? You can vote without it and bring your valid photo ID to your county board of elections by 5 pm on November 14.
- Accepted Forms of ID: A full list of acceptable IDs is available on the State Board of Elections Voter ID webpage.
Unofficial Election Results
- Voter Turnout: Track Election Day turnout! Each precinct will report the total number of voters checked in at 10:00 am, 2:00 pm, 4:00 pm, and at the close of polls. These numbers will be shared as we receive them. 10, 2, 4 Turnout Spreadsheet
- Posting of Results: Unofficial results will be posted on the state’s website on election night. Absentee results will be released when the polls close.
- Early Voting Results: County boards must wait until 7:30 pm to “close the polls” on early voting tabulators. This will initiate the process of counting and reporting early voting ballots, which will take approximately an hour.
- Election Day Results: Results will be uploaded periodically throughout the evening as they are received at the Board of Elections office.
For more information, view the Election Results Dashboard or see 9 Facts About the Vote Counting and Reporting Process in NC.
Election Day Meeting
- The Board will meet at 5:00 pm on November 5 in the Board of Elections office for the Election Day meeting. Absentee results will be tabulated, but no results will be released until polls close at 7:30 pm.
- Early voting tabulators will be closed at 7:30 pm, and results will then be tabulated.
This is a public meeting and will be live-streamed via Zoom.
After Election Day
Sample Audit Count
- Date & Time: Friday, November 8, at 9:00 am, at the Board of Elections office.
- Purpose: To verify that voting equipment accurately recorded voters' choices. The process involves comparing machine counts with hand-to-eye counts at randomly selected voting sites.
- Public Access: Open to the public and live-streamed via Zoom.
What is a sample audit count?
A sample audit count is a test to ensure that voting equipment reads votes accurately. It involves:
- Comparing machine counts with hand-counts at randomly selected sites.
- Conducted before canvass and open to the public.
- For presidential elections, the presidential contest is always audited.
Selected ballots are hand-counted by a bipartisan team, and results are compared with machine counts to note any variances.
Provisional Ballots
Following Election Day, staff will review the eligibility of voters who cast provisional ballots. These findings are presented to the board at the pre-canvass meeting.
Absentee Ballots
Absentee ballots received by 7:30 pm on Election Day are eligible to be counted and will be reviewed at the pre-canvass meeting.
Pre-Canvass and Canvass Meetings
- Pre-Canvass Meeting: Thursday, November 14, at 9:00 am – The board will consider absentee ballots received on Election Day and provisional ballots.
- Canvass Meeting: Friday, November 15, at 11:00 am – Official election results will be released.
Both meetings will be held at the Brunswick County Cooperative Extension, 25 Referendum Drive NE, Building N, Bolivia. They are open to the public and will be live-streamed via Zoom.