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Wake County Board of Elections

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The Wake County Board of Elections is responsible for managing voter registration and conducting all elections held in Wake County, North Carolina.

The Board of Elections is responsible for managing voter registration and conducting all elections held in Wake County.

08/21/2026

Voter outreach is going strong across Wake County this summer!

🎨 Next stop: The 50th Lazy Daze Arts & Crafts Festival is this weekend, and the Wake County Board of Elections will be there! Our voter outreach history with Lazy Daze goes back more than a decade, and we’re excited to be back in Cary for this milestone year. Come out and meet our team, ask questions, update your voter registration, and more!

📚 Where we’ve been: Since June, we’ve brought voter registration services and election information to 8 libraries, along with other local events and festivals across the county. That’s 11 outreach events in 7 different municipalities!

🗳️ Where we’re going: September brings even more voter outreach opportunities so you can make sure you’re ready to vote ahead of the 2026 General Election. Some will be out in the community, while others bring key voter information and resources to you, wherever you are.

Find upcoming Wake County voter outreach events, dates and details: https://ow.ly/tBHn50Z8bOA

08/13/2026

🗳️ Another election milestone is underway in Wake County: ballot proofing!

Today, 16 of our staff members are working in teams of two to check candidate names, contests, spelling, formatting, and other ballot details to make sure everything is accurate across Wake County’s 171 ballot styles for the 2026 General Election.

Why so many ballot styles? Voting districts and jurisdictions overlap in different combinations, so not every voter sees the same contests.

Once ballot proofing and final approvals are complete, we’ll be another step closer to ballot production. Stay tuned for sample ballots later this month at ReadyToVote.com.

08/06/2026

📬 Wake County will begin mailing absentee ballots on September 4, and preparations are well underway.

Our 20-person absentee team has already assembled 25,000+ packet sets containing the standard materials included with every absentee ballot. We expect to mail more than twice that number throughout the 2026 General Election, so preparing these materials early helps our team process absentee requests efficiently as more requests come in closer to Election Day.

Planning to vote absentee? Request your ballot now. The earlier you submit your request, the more time you will have to receive, complete, and return your ballot – and address any issues that may arise. Learn more at ReadyToVote.com.

07/27/2026

🦈 Happy Shark Week! The 2026 General Election is under 100 days away, and this year’s ballot is a big one. Get ready now by checking your voter information at ReadyToVote.com.

07/17/2026

✅ Another election milestone is complete! Candidate filing has ended, and the candidate list is available at ReadyToVote.com under Upcoming Election Information.

The next phase is ballot production, and the public can expect sample ballots to be available by the end of August.

07/06/2026

Interested in running for office in Wake County? Candidate filing for Wake County Board of Education districts 1, 2, 7, and 9 opens today at 8:30 a.m. and runs through July 17 at 12 p.m.

Candidate filing for Wake County Soil & Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors closes today at 5:15 p.m.

Learn more in our news release: https://ow.ly/Z3C350Z8N6M

ℹ️ Visit ReadyToVote.com for more information.

07/04/2026

Happy Independence Day from the Wake County Board of Elections team! 🎆

As we celebrate 250 years of democracy today, we’re proud to support the election processes that help voters make their voices heard.

Heading to Knightdale’s Fourth on First Avenue festival? Beat the heat and visit us early! Our staff will be there today until 11 a.m. to provide voter registration services and key election information.

View our outreach calendar and get driving directions: https://ow.ly/tBHn50Z8bOA

07/03/2026

The Wake County Board of Elections is closed Friday, July 3, in observance of Independence Day. Normal business hours will resume Monday, July 6.

06/26/2026

We’ve been out across the county this month helping Wake County voters get ready to vote, including at Juneteenth events in Raleigh and Garner last weekend. Capital City Juneteenth in Raleigh saw 12,000+ visitors, giving thousands of people the opportunity to get voter information in person.

Our next outreach stop is Eva Perry Regional Library in Apex this Sunday, June 28. Come see us to ask questions, register or update your voter registration, and more. We hope to see you there!

View our outreach calendar and get driving directions here: https://ow.ly/tBHn50Z8bOA

06/19/2026

The Wake County Board of Elections is closed Friday, June 19, in observance of Juneteenth. Normal business hours will resume Monday, June 22.

Address

1200 N New Hope Road
Raleigh, NC
27610

Opening Hours

Monday	8:30am - 5:15pm
Tuesday	8:30am - 5:15pm
Wednesday	8:30am - 5:15pm
Thursday	8:30am - 5:15pm
Friday	8:30am - 5:15pm

Telephone

+19194044040

Website

http://www.wake.gov/elections

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