In-person early voting begins this week for November municipal elections
RALEIGH, NC (WWAY) — Early voting for the November municipal elections begins Thursday.
This year, 447 cities, towns, and villages across 88 counties are holding elections. Many voters will be selecting mayors, city council members, and other local governing board officials. Some ballots will also include races for water and sewer district commissioners, sanitary district boards, or local boards of education. Additionally, several towns will have referenda on the ballot.
Detailed information about this year’s elections can be found through the 2025 Municipal Elections Map and the Local Voter Tool on the State Board of Elections website.
Voters must live and be registered within a municipality to vote in its elections.
Early voting sites and schedules can be found at the State Board’s Early Voting Site Search. A total of 144 early voting sites will be open statewide.
During early voting, eligible individuals who are not yet registered may register and vote at the same time at an early voting site in their county. Early voting ends Saturday, November 1.
Absentee voting has already begun in municipalities that allow it. Eligible voters may request a ballot online through the NC Absentee Ballot Portal or by submitting the 2025 NC Absentee Ballot Request Form by 5 p.m. Tuesday, October 21.
What’s new in 2025
Earlier this year, the State Board launched the Registration Repair Project, a statewide effort to collect driver’s license numbers or the last four digits of Social Security numbers from voters who don’t currently have one of those identifiers on file.
Voters whose registration records lack this required information and show up to vote will cast a provisional ballot. They will then need to provide the missing identification information, either their N.C. driver’s license or the last four digits of their Social Security number, for their ballot to be counted. County boards of elections will review these provisional ballots after Election Day.
Voters can see if they are on the Registration Repair list by visiting the Registration Repair Search Tool.
