Vote By Mail

Vote By Mail - Absentee Ballot

This is a 2 step process: 1) Request the ballot. 2) Submit your voted ballot. DO BOTH STEPS AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE.

Requesting an Absentee Ballot can now be done in either of TWO ways:

1A) Use the -NEW- NC Absentee Ballot Request On-Line Portal
This portal provides a secure way to request an absentee by mail ballot which will be mailed to you
1A) Utilice el portal en línea de solicitud de boleta de voto en ausencia de -NUEVO- NC
Este portal proporciona una manera segura de solicitar una boleta de voto en ausencia por correo que se le enviará por correo.

OR

1B) Use the Absentee Ballot Request Form
Use this form to request your Absentee Ballot. Follow ALL the directions. Complete all the RED fields.
1B) Solicitud para la Boleta del Voto en Ausencia
Usa esta forma para pedir tu boleta de ausente. Sigue TODAS la direcciones. Termina todas las zonas ROJAS. La fecha límite para presentar una solicitud para las elecciones generales del 3 de noviembre de 2020 es a las 5 p.m. del martes 27 de octubre.

The deadline to submit a request for the November 3, 2020, general election is 5 p.m Tuesday, October 27. The Absentee Ballot Request Form may be submitted to the Lincoln County Board of Elections (BOE) – by mail, in-person, by fax, or by email.

Using either method, if there is a problem with your request, the BOE will return it to you and you can resubmit using either the paper form or the new portal. The BOE will begin to mail out Absentee Ballots around September 4.

La fecha límite para presentar una solicitud para las elecciones generales del 3 de noviembre de 2020 es a las 5 p.m. del martes 27 de octubre. El Formulario de Solicitud de Boleta Ausente puede ser enviado a la Junta Electoral del Condado de Lincoln (BOE, por sustenes, por correo, en persona, por fax o por correo electrónico).

Usando cualquiera de los dos métodos, si hay un problema con su solicitud, el BOE se la devolverá y puede volver a enviarla utilizando el formulario en papel o el nuevo portal. El BOE comenzará a enviar las papeletas de ausencia alrededor del 4 de septiembre.

2) Completing and Submitting Your Ballot
Once you have received your Absentee Ballot, you can use it to vote at any time. Follow ALL directions. Two ways to submit your ballot - via USPS or in-person (only by yourself or a "near relative" at the Lincoln County BOE or at any open One-Stop Early Voting location, but NOT at Election Day voting locations). Must be submitted by 5 pm on Election Day (November 3).

Cuando usted ha recibido su boleta de ausente, puede usarla para votar cualquier tiempo. Sigue TODAS la direcciones.
Hay 2 maneras para enviar su boleta - de USPS, en persona (solo o con un pariente cercano) al Lincoln County BOE.
Las boletas deben ser enviadas antes de las 5pm del Día de Elección (el 3 de Noviembre).

Lincoln County BOE Director: Bradley R. Putnam
Office Hours: M-F (8:00 AM – 5:00 PM)
Physical Address: 451 Salem Church Rd. Lincolnton, NC 28092
Mailing Address: 451 Salem Church Rd. Lincolnton, NC 28092
Phone: 704-736-8480 Fax: 704-736-8804 Email: lincolnboe@lincolncounty.org

Track Your Ballot

 

Absentee by-mail voters can track the status of their ballot in three different ways:

 

1) BallotTrax 

BallotTrax allows NC voters with valid absentee ballot requests to create an account. After creating an account, voters will be able to:

  • Log in to view the status of their absentee by-mail request and ballot.
  • Learn if their ballot cannot be accepted because of issues such as a missing signature or witness information. If this occurs, the county board of elections will provide information to the voter on how to correct the issue.
  • Sign up for email, text, and/or voice alerts for status updates.

Click here for more information on creating an account in BallotTrax.

2) Voter Search Tool

When a county board of elections marks a ballot as Accepted, that information will appear in that voter’s record available through the State Board’s Voter Search Tool. Because absentee ballot request information is confidential under state law until the ballot is accepted or until Election Day, absentee request information does not appear in the Voter Search Tool.

3) Contact Your County Board of Elections

If you have questions about the status of your absentee ballot that cannot be answered through BallotTrax or the Voter Search Tool, contact your county board of elections. Please be advised that county board offices are extremely busy.

  1. In-person Absentee Ballot submission avoids depending on USPS delivery. / La presentación de papeletas ausentes en persona evita dependiendo de la entrega de USPS.
  2. Photo ID is NOT Required to Vote / La identificación de la foto no es necesaria para votar.
  3. Note: If you request an absentee ballot, you can still vote in person (One-Stop or Election Day). But, you can only vote ONCE. Having the Absentee Ballot can be good insurance in case something interferes with your in-person voting (e.g., sickness, …).

Si solicita una boleta de ausencia, todavía puede votar en persona (One-Stop o el día de las elecciones). Pero, sólo se puede votar ONCE. Tener la boleta ausente puede ser un buen seguro en caso de que algo interfiera con su voto en persona (por ejemplo, enfermedad, …).