Buncombe County Elections Office

09/28/2026

Two years ago, Buncombe County Elections Office had the extraordinary task of pulling off an election 21 days after the worst natural disaster in North Carolina history. Poll workers evacuated, polling sites were unusable overnight, and voters were displaced.

And we voted.

Elections Director Corinne Duncan sat down with the Center for Election Innovation and Research (CEIR) for a podcast dedicated to understanding the resilience of American elections and the people who run them in the face of natural disasters. Get a behind the scenes look at what it took to ensure the vote after Helene.

After Hurricane Helene decimated western North Carolina in 2024, el...

09/25/2026

Request it, vote it, sign it, seal it, stamp it !✉️🗳️📬

09/23/2026

Our most important post of election season is here ! Save our Everything You Need to Know post as your election guide.

09/23/2026

Thanks poll workers and staff that make this important training possible !

09/22/2026

Buncombe County Election Services was out at the Rockypalooza student event at UNCA on Friday, just another example of one of the many outreach events they've done this election season. Folks made their own 'Vote' buttons, learned about the paid student poll worker assistant program, and learned about voter registration.

09/18/2026

Learn more about Logic and Accuracy testing happening now.

09/09/2026

Our Election Director Corinne Duncan recently appeared on Keep Our Republic’s podcast to talk about the transparency measures, security protocols, and the checks and balances that make up canvass period after every election.

Did you know all of our Board of Elections (BOE) meetings have been live-streamed for nearly 4 years on our engage.buncombecounty.org platform? Voters can watch the detailed and precise protocols that must happen before, during, and after the close of the polls. Our BOE page has had over 18,000 views over the years !

Link to the full podcast is in the comments.

09/04/2026

Our Elections staff have been hard at work this week carefully matching voter information, ballot styles, and envelopes for our first batch of absentee-by-mail ballots to go out today!

Take a peak behind the scenes at what it takes to process thousands of absentee requests !

09/01/2026

We've been amazed at the continued community response to our Get Involved series here at Buncombe County Election Services. In preparation for this year’s 2026 General Election, we've hosted a series of information sessions for poll workers, poll observers, and those interested in the elections process.

Tonight's (Sep. 1) Poll Observer Information Session will close out the series beginning at 5:30 p.m. at 35 Woodfin St., Asheville, NC in the basement board room
Register to attend here: https://signup.com/go/WziBHkK or check out our Facebook event.

Site-specific and at-large poll observers are assigned by each political party for the county. Only observers appointed in advance by a political party may be inside a polling place. Learn these and other important guidelines tonight.

For questions, please visit www.buncombenc.gov/vote or call the Elections Services office at 828-250-4200.

08/28/2026

Sample ballots are ready !! 🗳️🚨

Sample ballots for Buncombe County voters are now available for review in person or online. Visit our Elections homepage and select ‘View My Sample Ballot”. You can also visit the Elections homepage Services office at 35 Woodfin St. in Asheville. Voters may bring printed sample ballots to the polls to help them with selection.