- By Tim Tsujii
- Posted Tuesday, October 4, 2022
Voter Registration Deadline Approaching for 2022 General Election
Eligible individuals who want to cast their ballot on Election Day 2022 must register to vote by Friday, October 14. Individuals who miss that deadline may register and vote at the same time during the one-stop early voting period, October 20 through November 5, at any early voting site in their county. Click here for the early voting schedule in Forsyth County.
To register, eligible individuals have the following options:
- If you have a North Carolina driver’s license or other DMV identification, you may register to vote online.
- Any eligible resident can complete a Voter Registration Application on paper and return it to their county board of elections office by 5 p.m. October 14.
If submitted by fax or email, the application must be received by 5 p.m. October 14, and a hard copy of the document must be delivered to the county board office by 20 days before the election.
North Carolina residents may not register to vote on Election Day, unless they become eligible after the October 14 registration deadline due to becoming a U.S. citizen or having their rights restored following a felony conviction. Seventeen-year-olds who will be 18 years old by the general election on November 8 are eligible to register and vote.
To register to vote, a person must:
- Be a U.S. citizen;
- Live in the county of his/her registration, and have lived there for at least 30 days before the date of the election;
- Be at least 18 years old or will be by the date of the general election. Sixteen- and 17-year-olds may preregister to vote; AND
- Not be in jail or prison for a felony conviction.
br> If using the paper application to update a registration, it must be signed and mailed to the voter’s county board of elections by October 14. Updates to name, address (if within the county), and party affiliation must be signed, but can be provided by fax or email to your county board of elections. If a voter is using the paper form to update their residential address to a new county, they must return the paper form by mail or in person.
Registered voters may also update an existing registration at a one-stop early voting site during the early voting period.
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