NC Elections Board Delays Absentee Ballot Guidance Until Same Day Ballots Start Going Out

2026 General Election begins this week in NC; Here's what you need to know

Voting in North Carolina's 2026 general election begins this week as county boards of elections prepare to send absentee-by-mail ballots to voters who requested them.

NC plans to start mailing 2026 ballots Friday. Could the rules still change before then?

The North Carolina State Board of Elections plan to consider new mail-in ballot rules hours before the start of mail-in voting. Meanwhile, federal lawsuits still loom.

NC elections board delays absentee ballot guidance until same day ballots start going out

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — The clock is ticking for North Carolina election officials to finalize absentee ballot guidance for counties just as a federal whistleblower is raising “grave concerns” about a new U.S. Postal Service system for mail-in ballots. The NC State Board of Elections delayed a decision Wednesday on updated absentee ballot guidance for [...]

NCSBE weighs absentee ballot guidance after rules delayed

The North Carolina State Board of Elections is weighing guidance for county election officials on how to handle returned absentee ballots after its new absentee ballot rules were delayed from taking effect.