Ensuring Integrity For Local Democracy MISSION STATEMENT To Preserve and Promote the Election Process for Citizens of Lee County NOTICEVOTING HOURS ON ELECTION DAY TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2010 6:30 AM - 7:30 PM One-Stop Absentee Voting for the 2010 General Election on November 2, 2010 will begin on Thursday, October 14, 2010 at the Early Voting sites at the Lee County Board of Elections office at 225 S. Steele St and the McSwain Agricultural Center, 2420 Tramway Road, Sanford, NC and will end on Saturday, October 30, 2010 at 1:00 p.m. Hours for voting will be from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 30th. The registration books close on Friday, October 8, 2010, at 5:00 p.m., HOW TO REGISTER AND VOTE AT A ONE-STOP ABSENTEE SITE This process will not be available for the June 22nd Election. A North Carolina resident who is qualified to vote but who misses the 25-day deadline (Friday, April 9, 2010) for voter registration may register and vote at a One-Stop Site during the One-Stop Absentee Voting period. The process is sometimes referred to as "In-Person Registration and Voting," but it is important to recognize that it not permitted on Election Day. To use this process, a citizen must (1) go to a One-Stop Voting Site in the county of residence during the One Stop Absentee Voting period, (2) fill out a voter registration application, and (3) provide proof of residency by showing the elections official an appropriate form of identification with the citizen's current name and current address. The new registrant may vote ONLY at a One-Stop Absentee Voting Site in the county of registration during One-Stop Absentee Voting period and not on Election Day.
Acceptable forms of identification include:
- A North Carolina driver’s license with current address
- A utility bill with name and current address
- A telephone or mobile phone bill
- An electric or gas bill
- A cable television bill
- A water or sewage bill
- A document with name and current address from a local, state, or U.S. government agency, such as:
- A passport
- A government-issued photo ID
- U.S. military ID
- A license to hunt, fish, own a gun, etc.
- A property or other tax bill
- Automotive or vehicle registration
- Certified documentation of naturalization
- A public housing or Social Service Agency document
- A check, invoice, or letter from a government agency
- A birth certificate
- A student photo ID along with a document from the school showing the student’s name and current address
- A paycheck or paycheck stub from an employer or a W-2 statement
- A bank statement or bank-issued credit card statement
If you cannot supply an acceptable form of identification for Proof-of-Residence, your registration application cannot be fully processed until the required information is provided. Registered voters may also update their address and change vital information in an existing registration record at the One Stop Site, but they are not allowed to change their party affiliation during the One Stop Voting period that precedes a partisan primary. For State and Federal filings for 2010, please click HERE
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