North Carolina Provisional Voting

Provisional ballots are counted immediately after the polls close and continue until completed.

You may be asked to vote a provisional ballot if:

• your qualification to vote is questioned
• your voter eligibility is questioned
• your eligibility to vote a specific ballot is questioned

If you are asked to vote a provisional ballot, that ballot will be held aside until you can prove your eligibility to vote.

Examples of reasons for provisional voting:

• There's no record of your registration
• You moved to a different precinct and didn't report the change before 30 days before the election
• You were previously registered in the county but the registration was canceled
• Your address can't be verified in the lookup files
• You're trying to vote at the incorrect precinct
• During a primary election, you try to vote the other parties ballot
• The records indicate you already voted in this election
• Voting during extended hours on Election Day

Once you vote your provisional ballot you will receive a PIN number in order to check the status of your ballot. You can begin checking the status of your ballot 10 days after the election.