Community Corner

​Final Week To Register To Vote In Nov. 3 General Election In Raleigh

Voters are urged to meet the deadline.

by Stephen R. Walston on 10/2/2020 9:52 AM
Category: Board of Elections; WakeGOV Home Page

Oct.
9 is the deadline to register or update your information to vote in the
upcoming election

Do you need to register to vote? Have you moved
recently and need to update your voter information?

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The deadline to register or update your
information to vote in the Nov. 3 General Election in Wake County is Friday,
Oct. 9, 2020.

To register or update your voter information,
you need to fill out a one-page form. The signed form must be:

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  • Postmarked by Oct. 9 and
    mailed to Wake County Board of Elections, P.O. Box 695, Raleigh, N.C.,
    27602;
  • Delivered to the Wake
    County Board of Elections Office at 1200 N. New Hope Road in Raleigh by 5
    p.m. on Oct. 9;
  • Printed and signed,
    scanned or photographed, and emailed to voter@wakegov.com by 5 p.m. on Oct. 9;
  • Faxed to 919-231-5737 by
    5 p.m. on Oct. 9; or
  • You can also register or
    update your information at any Wake County Public Library by 5 p.m. on
    Oct. 9.

If you’re a customer of the N.C. Department of Motor Vehicles with a driver’s license or identification card, you may also
register to vote or update your information on the DMV’s website. This is a free
and standalone service of the DMV.

“If you have moved since the last time you have
voted, now is the time to update your voter registration. Even if you think
your voter registration is up to date, it’s always a good idea to verify your
information online,” said Gary Sims, director of the Wake County Board of
Elections. “It takes just a couple of minutes, and it helps make sure
everything goes smoothly on Election Day.”

For other voting information, contact the Wake
County Board of Elections at 919-404-4040 or visit ReadytoVote.com.


This press release was produced by the Wake County Government. The views expressed here are the author’s own.

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