Register to Vote 

Are you registered to vote?

Are you registered at an old address?

Click Here to review your Current Registration

You can register to vote by filling out a Voter Registration Form and delivering or mailing the form to your local Board of Elections Office.

We have plenty of forms at the New Hanover County Democratic Headquarters, so come see us!

Also, you may complete the registration online, print, and mail in your completed form.

Step 1:    Complete the Registration Form 

Step 2:    Print the registration form on your personal printer. Your personal information will not be saved once you close the form.

Step 3:    Once printed, sign and date the form and mail it to:

New Hanover County Board of Elections
230 Government Center Drive
Suite 38
Wilmington, NC 28403

In addition to the printable voter registration application accessible on the website above, voter registration applications are available at the following locations:

NC State Board of Elections

County Boards of Elections

Public libraries

Public high schools or college admissions offices

Further, the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA) requires certain agencies in this state to offer voter registration services when at these locations for agency services.

These agencies include:

North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles (NC DMV)

Public Assistance Agencies

        - Departments of Social Services (DSS)

        - Departments of Public Health (WIC)   

Disability Services Agencies

       - Vocational Rehabilitation offices

       - Departments of Services for the Blind

       - Departments of Services for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing

       - Departments of Mental Health Services

Employment Security Commission (ESC)

Instructions on absentee voting can be found here: 

Requesting an Absentee Voting Ballot    Absentee Voting Ballot request form
 

The deadline to register to vote in North Carolina is 25 days before the day of an election. County Boards of Elections must receive voter registration applications by this date. If an applicant mails the form, the mailing must be postmarked by the deadline in order to be deemed timely for an upcoming election
 
Visit the New Hanover County Board of Elections website for complete voter information.