Image of the Dare County Administration Building: the location of the Dare County Board of Elections.

2024 ELECTION DATES:

November 5, 2024: Statewide General Election Day

October 17, 2024 to November 2, 2024: Early Voting period for the statewide General Election

Click here to view the UOCAVA 2024 General Election Notice.

Current Election Status: Photo ID Required
Click here to learn more about the photo identification requirement.

Absentee ballots to voters who have requested ballots by mail, including those who use the Visually Impaired Portal (VIP) will begin to be mailed out on Tuesday, September 24, 2024, under a new schedule released by the NC State Board of Elections..

Absentee ballots to eligible military and overseas citizens who requested them for the 2024 general election will go out on Friday, September 20, 2024, under a new schedule released by the NC State Board of Elections.

 

 

ELECTIONS CALENDAR

Meetings may be livestreamed through the Dare County YouTube Channel on any device.

Start of Filing Period for Nonpartisan Nov. 5 Elections

The Dare County Board of Elections will conduct nonpartisan elections on Tuesday, November 5, 2019. Candidates seeking election to nonpartisan municipal offices may file a Notice of Candidacy at the office of the Dare County Board of Elections. 

State of filing period - 12 noon, Friday, July 5, 2019
Close of filing period - 12 noon, Friday, July 19, 2019

To be accepted, all Notices of Candidacy, together with the proper filing fee, must be in the possession of the Dare County Board of Elections by 12:00 noon on Friday, July 19, 2019. 

General Candidacy Requirements

  • A registered voter qualified to vote in an election for the office sought
  • At least 21 years of age as of the date of the general election
  • Not serving an active felony sentence, including any period of probation or parole

Municipal candidates will be elected as follows:

DUCK

  • 4 Councilmen (two-year term)
  • Note: At the first Town of Duck Council meeting after the November 5 election, the Council will elect the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tempore. 

KILL DEVIL HILLS

  • 1 Mayor (two-year term)
  • 2 Commissioners (four-year term)

KITTY HAWK

  • 2 Councilmen (four-year-term)

MANTEO

  • 1 Mayor (two-year term)
  • 3 Commissioners (four-year term) 

NAGS HEAD

  • 2 Commissioners (four-year term)

SOUTHERN SHORES

  • 3 Councilmen (four-year term)

Voter registration closes at 5:00 PM on Friday, October 11, 2019 for the 2019 nonpartisan municipal elections. The Elections Office is open Monday through Friday (8:30 AM – 12:00 Noon and 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM).  If you have any questions concerning filing or voter registration, please call the Elections Office at 252-475-5630. 

Dare County Board of Elections
Sandy Semans Ross, Chair
Jim Clark, Vice Chair
Virginia Tillett, Secretary
James E. Cofield, Member
Kenneth Bukantas, Member

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