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NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION
WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
The statewide general election will be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024.
Polls will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Election Day.
Voters will be asked to show photo ID when they vote. All voters will be allowed to vote with or without ID. Voters who lack ID can get one for free from their county board of elections. Find out more at ncsbe.gov/voter-id.
Early voting will be held from Thursday, October 17, 2024, to Saturday, November 2, 2024:
OCTOBER 17 - 18 8:00 AM-7:30 PM
OCTOBER 21 - 25 8:00 AM-7:30 PM
OCTOBER 28 – NOVEMBER 1 8:00 AM-7:30 PM
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2 8:00 AM-3:00 PM
EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS
WATAUGA COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
Commissioners’ Board Room
814 W. King Street, Boone
BLOWING ROCK AMERICAN LEGION BUILDING
333 Wallingford Street, Blowing Rock
DEEP GAP FIRE DEPARTMENT
6583 Old 421 S, Deep Gap
MEAT CAMP FIRE DEPARTMENT
4797 NC Hwy 194 N, Boone
PLEMMONS STUDENT UNION (ASU CAMPUS)
Blue Ridge Ballroom
263 Locust Street, Boone
(Parking lot at 644 Howard Street)
WESTERN WATAUGA COMMUNITY CENTER
1081 Old US Hwy 421, Sugar Grove
Absentee ballots will be mailed to voters who have requested them beginning September 6, 2024. A voter can fill out an absentee ballot request at votebymail.ncsbe.gov, or by filling out a request form provided by the board of elections. The request must be received through the website or by the Watauga County Board of Elections by 5 p.m. October 29, 2024.
In the general election, voters will select candidates for U.S. President, U.S. House of Representatives, N.C. Governor, N.C. General Assembly, state and local judges, district attorney, and county offices.
The voter registration deadline for this election is 5 p.m. Friday, October 11, 2024. Eligible individuals who are not registered by that deadline may register and vote at any early voting site during the early voting period. New registrants will be required to provide documentation of their residence.
Questions? Call the Watauga County Board of Elections Office at (828)265-8061 or send an email to matthew.snyder@watgov.org.
Michael Behrent, Chairman
Watauga County Board of Elections
Raleigh, N.C. — The online Judicial Voter Guide: 2024 General Election is now available on the State Board of Elections’ website.
The digital guide contains information about 2024 candidates for North Carolina’s appellate courts – the North Carolina Supreme Court and North Carolina Court of Appeals. The general election is November 5, 2024. Candidates for appellate offices are elected statewide. Candidates for other judicial offices are not elected statewide and are not included in this guide
Voters will now be asked to present a valid photo identification when voting in person. If you do not have a valid photo ID card, you may obtain one from your county board of elections prior to the election, through the end of the early voting period.
If you do not have a valid photo ID card on Election Day, you may still vote and have your vote counted by signing an affidavit of reasonable impediment (or “Photo ID Exception Form”) as to why you have not presented a valid photo ID. The Exception Form can also be used if you have a religious objection to being photographed or are a victim of a recently declared natural disaster.
As an alternative, if you don’t have your ID when you vote, you can still vote and then bring your valid photo ID to your county board of elections by 5 p.m. on the ninth day after Election Day (or the sixth day after Election Day for September or October local elections).
If you vote by mail, then you must include a photocopy of a valid photo ID when returning your ballot. You may also complete the Absentee Photo ID Exception Form that is provided with your absentee ballot materials.
A list of all types of ID that can be used for voting is available on the State Board of Elections Voter ID webpage, https://www.ncsbe.gov/voting/voter-id .
Want to learn more about voting with a photo ID? This video explains it all: https://www.ncsbe.gov/voting/voter-id#required
10 Facts About NC's Photo ID Requirement for Voting
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REGISTER TO VOTE
For information on different ways to register to vote click HERE. Your voter registration is linked to your residential address. You can now update your address electronically if you have a North Carolina driver's license or identification card. Click HERE to update your address. If you haven't registered to vote, you can use the same link to register.
Not sure what address you are registered at? Click HERE to find out.
Contact Us
Mailing Address:
Watauga County Board of Elections
PO Box 528
Boone, NC 28607
Physical Address:
Watauga County Board of Elections
842 W. King St, Suite 6
Boone, NC 28607
Hours of Operations:
Monday - Friday
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Phone:
828-265-8061
Fax:
828-265-8068
Email:
Matthew.Snyder@watgov.org
Board Members
Michael Behrent - Chair
Matt Walpole - Secretary
Leta Councill - Member
Eric Eller - Member
Elaine Rothenberg - Member