Absentee
voting is comprised of two methods by which registered
voters may cast ballots other than the traditional method of appearing
in person and casting a ballot on the day of the election. These methods
are as follows:
A written request for an absentee ballot as required by G.S. 163-230.1
is valid only if it is written entirely by the requester personally,
or is on a form generated by the county board of elections and signed
by the requester. The county board of elections shall issue a request
form only to the voter seeking to vote by absentee ballot or to a
person authorized by G.S 163-230.1 (a near relative) to make a request
for the voter. If a requester, due to disability or illiteracy, is
unable to complete a written request, that requester may receive assistance
in writing that request from an individual of that requester's choice.
Invalid types of written requests:
A request
is not valid if it does not comply with subsection (1) above. If a county
board of elections receives a request for an absentee ballot that does
not comply with subsection (1), the board shall not issue an application
and ballot under G.S. 163-230.1.
A near relative, as defined by law, is a spouse, brother, sister,
parent, grandparent, child, grandchild, mother-in-law, father-in-law,
daughter-in-law, son-in-law, stepparent, stepchild, or verifiable
legal guardian.
If the voter is qualified, an application and ballot(s) will be mailed
to the voter after the receipt of the written request.
The
voted ballot(s) must be received in the Board of Elections office
by 5:00 pm on the day before the election in order to be counted.
No
absentee applications will be issued or mailed after 5:00 pm on Tuesday
before the election.
Absentee
one-stop voting begins the third Thursday before each election and continues
until 1:00 pm on the last Saturday before that election. See schedule and locations.
During
this time period, the voter shall appear in person, state his
or her name, residence address and sign the application to vote
absentee. The voter may then cast their vote.
All properly
registered voters in Catawba County are eligible to vote.
Deadline
The deadline for persons to register in order to be eligible to vote in
an election is 5:00 pm on the twenty-fifth day before the election, if submitted
in person. If registering by mail, it must be postmarked at least 25 days
before the election. A prospective voter must be registered in the county
in which he/she resides and must vote in the same county.
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