If you are registered to vote in Cumberland County and are unable to vote in person
on election day, you may request an absentee ballot from the Elections Office, 301
E. Russell Street, Fayetteville, NC 28301. Absentee voting is allowed in all elections
except fire district elections and is available as explained below.
The VOTER or voter's NEAR RELATIVE (spouse, brother, sister, parent, grandparent,
child, grandchild, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, step-parent,
step-child) or verifiable legal guardian may request an absentee ballot by mail
or in-person.
Request Time Frame - Make the written request beginning 50 days (30 days for Municipal
Elections) prior to but not later than the Tuesday prior to election day.
Required Information
Request From VOTER: Name, Residential Address, Date of Birth, the Address to mail
Absentee Ballot to, and Voter's Signature.
Request From NEAR RELATIVE: Voter's Name, Voter's Residential Address, Voter's Date
of Birth, Address to mail Absentee Ballot to, Near Relative's Name, Near Relative's
Residential Address, Near Relative's Relationship to Voter, and Near Relative's
Signature.
The one-stop absentee process permits a voter to appear in person at the Board of
Elections Office, make application and vote. One Stop voting begins the third Thursday
before an election and ends no later than 1:00 p.m. on the last Saturday before
the election.
Absentee Voting By Mail
If the individual wishing to vote absentee by mail, registered to vote by mail on
or after January 1, 2003 and did not submit one of the following acceptable forms
of identification with the registration application, then a copy of one of the following
forms of identification must be sent with the mailed-in ballot:
- A current and valid photo identification;
- A current utility bill, showing name and address;
- A bank statement, showing name and address;
- A government check, showing name and address;
- A paycheck, showing name and address; or
- Another government document showing name and address.
