01/31/2026
Many voters in North Carolina do not realize this. 🗳️
If you are registered Unaffiliated, you are not automatically placed into any party’s primary.
It is your responsibility to tell the poll worker which ballot you want. You must request it. ✅
You may ask for a Democratic ballot. 🫏
You may ask for a Republican ballot. 🐘
You may ask for a Libertarian ballot, when available.
Your choice does not change your voter registration. You remain unaffiliated.
This is how North Carolina’s semi-closed primary system works.
🚨 Important Alert
If you are unaffiliated and a poll worker hands you a party ballot without asking which one you want, that is not proper procedure.
You should be asked which party ballot you are requesting.
If you are not asked, speak up and say:
“I am unaffiliated and I would like to choose my ballot.” 🗣️
Know before you go to the polls.
Check your registration and polling place with the North Carolina State Board of Elections
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