The Beaufort County Board of Elections will hold a public meeting on Friday, October 30^th, 2015 at 6:00 pm to consider the complaint filed by Candidate Adam O’Neal against Belhaven Precinct Officials Jimmie Southerland, Diana Lambeth, and Karen Fisher. For further information regarding this meeting, please contact the Beaufort County Board of Elections Office, at Beaufort.boe@co.beaufort.nc.us or (252) 946-2321.

Tentative Agenda

Call to Order by Chairman Jay McRoy

2015 Campaign Finance Reports for Beaufort County Candidates are now being posted online. Reports are posted on a daily basis. Priority has been given to uploading reports for Candidates who are filing over the $1,000 threshold.  All reports should be available within 24 hours of being received.

To go directly to 2015's reports, click HERE.

Absentee Data is now available for the November 3rd, 2015 Municipal Elections. Data files will be labeled and include data for the date specified in the file’s title. One Stop, Civilian, Military, and Overseas Absentee Voters are included. One Stop files are not cumulative and only contain data from the specified date.

Daily updates will be posted within 24 hours of the close of business for the specified day.

Eligible individuals may register and vote during the one-stop early voting period.  This “same-day registration” process is currently permitted due to a preliminary injunction granted under a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, but this option remains the subject of ongoing litigation in federal court.  Please check back at this website for updates.  Click here to check your voter registration status. 

Election Day precinct officials are recommended by the political parties and appointed by the Beaufort County Board of Elections for a two-year term beginning in August of odd-numbered years. 

Recommendations were received from both the Republican and Democrat Parties and the Beaufort County Board of Elections appointed those listed in the PDF document below available for download.

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Absentee Requests Forms for the November 3rd, 2015 Municpal Election are now being accepted. If you wish to have a ballot mailed to you for the November 3rd Election, please fill out the following form and forward it to the Beaufort County Board of Elections, PO Box 1016, Washington, NC, 27889 or drop it by the office at 1308 Highland Drive, Suite 104, Washington, NC 27889. If you have questions, please feel free to call the office at 252-946-2321.

ABSENTEE BALLOT REQUESTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY 5:00 PM ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28th, 2015.

The following are the hours voters may use our One Stop Absentee Option for the November 3rd, 2015 Municipal Election.

BEAUFORT COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS OFFICE
1308 HIGHLAND DR SSUITE 104
WASHINGTON, NC 27889

Thursday, October 22 - Friday, October 23    8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Monday, October 26 - Friday, October 30    8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Saturday, October 31     8:00 am to 1:00 pm

Please click on the appropriate Municipality to view your sample ballot.

The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act or “UOCAVA” requires states to allow certain voters who are absent from their county of residence to have special rights that provide an expedited means for them to register and vote by mail-in absentee ballot. In order to qualify under the provisions of UOCAVA in this state, a voter must be a legal resident of North Carolina. Citizens covered by UOCAVA include: