Voter registration deadline extended in 36 counties

RALEIGH, N.C. (Press Release) — The voter registration deadline has been extended for counties impacted by Hurricane Matthew.

Within the past hour, Wake County Superior Court Judge Donald Stephens ordered that the regular voter registration deadline be extended until close of business on Wednesday (October 19) in 36 counties receiving assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the wake of Hurricane Matthew, according to the N.C. State Board of Elections.

“Our agency appreciates Judge Stephens’ thoughtful consideration of this matter and will fully comply with his order,” said State Board Executive Director, Kim Westbrook Strach.

The deadline extension will be in effect in the following counties:

Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Harnett, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenior, Nash, New Hanover, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson.

In the other 64 counties, the regular voter registration deadline ends today. Would-be voters may still register and vote at the same time during the 17-day early voting period, which begins Thursday (October 20) and runs through November 5.