Dare County, NC
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ELECTIONS DROPBOX
For your convenience, a drop box for completed Voter Registration Applications, Notice of Deceased Voter, and Cancellation of Voter Registration Forms is located at the right of the steps into the Dare County Administration Building. These documents can also be mailed to P.O. Box 1000, Manteo, NC 27954.
*NC Law prohibits absentee by mail ballots from being placed in a drop box.*
Dare County Board of Elections
2026 General Election
View a Detailed Candidate List
Sample Ballots:
View Sample Ballot B0001
Includes: Avon, Buxton, Chicamacomico (Rodanthe, Waves, and Salvo), Frisco, Hatteras, Kill Devil Hills, Kitty Hawk (Jejac Street and Raymond Avenue), Manteo, Nags Head, and Wanchese.
View Sample Ballot B0002
Includes: Colington, Duck, East Lake, Kitty Hawk, Manns Harbor, Southern Shores, and Stumpy Point.
Important Dates for the Upcoming General Election:
- Start of Absentee-by-Mail Voting: September 4, 2026
- Campaign Signs: may be placed beginning September 15, 2026, which is 30 days prior to Early Voting (G.S. 136-32)
- Voter Registration Deadline: October 9, 2026
- Early Voting: October 15, 2026-October 31, 2026
- Election Day: November 3, 2026
- Canvass: November 13, 2026
- Campaign Signs: signs must be taken down by November 13, 2026, which is 10 days after Election Day (G.S. 136-32)
ELECTION MEETINGS SCHEDULE
The Board of Elections meet on the third Tuesday of each month at 10 a.m. (unless otherwise posted). Meetings are held in the Dare County Board of Commissioners meeting room located at 954 Marshall C. Collins Drive, Manteo, NC (unless otherwise posted).
You may email the Board Chair or the Director of Dare County Board of Elections with questions regarding monthly Board meetings.
Dare County Board of Elections meetings are livestreamed on Dare County's YouTube Channel at YouTube.Com/DareCounty.