VOTER FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
WHAT IS MY PRECINCT or DISTRICT?
Precincts remain the same from 2020, but the NC General Assembly and US Congressional Districts have changed considerable. For the latest maps determined on February 23rd, 2022, please go to our District & Precinct Maps page.
AM I REGISTERED TO VOTE?
Visit the North Carolina State Board of Elections site NC Public Voter LookUp and type in your information to see if you're registered, or registered correctly. It will also tell your your precinct, your voting districts for the NC general assembly AND US House District.
HOW DO I REGISTER TO VOTE?
Visit the North Carolina State Board of Elections site to learn the requirements and download forms to register HERE.
To Register Online through the Department of Motor Vehicles, click HERE.
To register at the Wilkes County Board of Elections office, located at
County Office Building
110 North St. - Room 315
Wilkesboro, NC 28697
If you still have questions,
call to the Wilkes County Board of Elections
651-7338 or 651-7339
Monday - Friday 8:30am - 5pm
You can register to vote DURING the early voting period at the same time.
October 17th – November 1st (weekdays only) 8:00 am to 7:30 pm
November 2nd (the ONLY Saturday) 8:00 am – 3:00 pm
You will need to prove you have a valid NC drivers license or a current social security number. If you do not have a current driver's license, ask to have a voters ID card made at the same time. It's FREE!
WHERE DO I VOTE?
Precinct polling locations are available HERE. If you do not know your precinct, you can also look yourself up up on NC Public Voter LookUp and type in your information to see your precinct and polling location. If you find errors or don't have access, please call the Wilkes County Board of Elections at 651-7339 and they can tell you your polling location.
I HAVE VOTING QUESTIONS:
Call to the Wilkes County Board of Elections at 651-7338 or 651-7339
Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30am - 5pm
Location: County Office Building - 110 North Street - Room 315, Wilkesboro, NC 28697
Precincts remain the same from 2020, but the NC General Assembly and US Congressional Districts have changed considerable. For the latest maps determined on February 23rd, 2022, please go to our District & Precinct Maps page.
AM I REGISTERED TO VOTE?
Visit the North Carolina State Board of Elections site NC Public Voter LookUp and type in your information to see if you're registered, or registered correctly. It will also tell your your precinct, your voting districts for the NC general assembly AND US House District.
HOW DO I REGISTER TO VOTE?
Visit the North Carolina State Board of Elections site to learn the requirements and download forms to register HERE.
To Register Online through the Department of Motor Vehicles, click HERE.
To register at the Wilkes County Board of Elections office, located at
County Office Building
110 North St. - Room 315
Wilkesboro, NC 28697
If you still have questions,
call to the Wilkes County Board of Elections
651-7338 or 651-7339
Monday - Friday 8:30am - 5pm
You can register to vote DURING the early voting period at the same time.
October 17th – November 1st (weekdays only) 8:00 am to 7:30 pm
November 2nd (the ONLY Saturday) 8:00 am – 3:00 pm
You will need to prove you have a valid NC drivers license or a current social security number. If you do not have a current driver's license, ask to have a voters ID card made at the same time. It's FREE!
WHERE DO I VOTE?
Precinct polling locations are available HERE. If you do not know your precinct, you can also look yourself up up on NC Public Voter LookUp and type in your information to see your precinct and polling location. If you find errors or don't have access, please call the Wilkes County Board of Elections at 651-7339 and they can tell you your polling location.
I HAVE VOTING QUESTIONS:
Call to the Wilkes County Board of Elections at 651-7338 or 651-7339
Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30am - 5pm
Location: County Office Building - 110 North Street - Room 315, Wilkesboro, NC 28697
DO I NEED VOTER ID?:
YES. Bring a driver's license, a free voter ID from the County Board of elections, a ID card from the DMV (non-operator ID), college or university student ID from this specific list, a US Passport, a military or veterans ID issued by the US governement, a tribal enrollement card with photo, or an ID card with photo issued by the US government or state of NC for a public assistance program.
Read all about these different forms of ID, exceptions, acceptable expiration dates, and how to get them at the NCSBE site.
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: If any voter is unable to show photo ID when voting (whether in person or by mail), they may fill out an ID Exception Form and vote their ballot. The voter will choose from the following permitted exceptions:
YES. Bring a driver's license, a free voter ID from the County Board of elections, a ID card from the DMV (non-operator ID), college or university student ID from this specific list, a US Passport, a military or veterans ID issued by the US governement, a tribal enrollement card with photo, or an ID card with photo issued by the US government or state of NC for a public assistance program.
Read all about these different forms of ID, exceptions, acceptable expiration dates, and how to get them at the NCSBE site.
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: If any voter is unable to show photo ID when voting (whether in person or by mail), they may fill out an ID Exception Form and vote their ballot. The voter will choose from the following permitted exceptions:
- The voter has a “reasonable impediment” to showing photo ID. This means that something is preventing the voter from showing ID. The voter must provide their reason by selecting from the following choices on the form.
- Lack of transportation
- Disability or illness
- Lack of birth certificate or other documents needed to obtain ID
- Work or school schedule
- Family responsibilities
- Photo ID is lost, stolen, or misplaced
- Applied for photo ID but have not received it
- (For mail voters only) Unable to attach a copy of photo ID (Voter must include driver’s license number or last four digits of Social Security number)
- Other reasonable impediment (if selected, the voter must write the reason on the form)
- State or federal law prohibits voter from listing the reason
- The voter has a religious objection to being photographed.
- The voter was a victim of a natural disaster within 100 days before Election Day that resulted in a disaster declaration by the President of the United States or the Governor of North Carolina.
WHERE/WHEN IS EARLY/ONE-STOP VOTING?
October 17th – November 1st (weekdays only) 8:00 am to 7:30 pm
November 2nd (the ONLY Saturday) 8:00 am – 3:00 pm
Anyone can vote at any location regardless of their home precinct.
You can register to vote AT THE SAME TIME as early voting during the above dates/times. (It's why they call it "one stop")
Wilkes County Office Building
Commissioners’ Room 110
North Street Wilkesboro, NC 28697
Millers Creek Fire Department
5200 Boone Trail
Millers Creek, NC 28651
Ronda Town Hall
123 Chatham Street
Ronda, NC 28670
For Wilkes County Board of Elections information on Absentee/Early Voting, go here. HERE.
October 17th – November 1st (weekdays only) 8:00 am to 7:30 pm
November 2nd (the ONLY Saturday) 8:00 am – 3:00 pm
Anyone can vote at any location regardless of their home precinct.
You can register to vote AT THE SAME TIME as early voting during the above dates/times. (It's why they call it "one stop")
Wilkes County Office Building
Commissioners’ Room 110
North Street Wilkesboro, NC 28697
Millers Creek Fire Department
5200 Boone Trail
Millers Creek, NC 28651
Ronda Town Hall
123 Chatham Street
Ronda, NC 28670
For Wilkes County Board of Elections information on Absentee/Early Voting, go here. HERE.
HOW DO I CONTACT OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS?
National Level:
Senator Ted Budd (R) - US Senate (6 year term)
304 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-3154
Contact form: Share Your Opinion - U.S. Senator Ted Budd
X: Senator Ted Budd (@SenTedBuddNC) / X
Senator Thom Tillis (R) - US Senate (6 year term)
185 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
phone: (202) 224-6342
Contact form: Email Me - Thom Tillis, U.S. Senator for North Carolina
X: @SenThomTillis
Representative Virginia Foxx (R) - US House of Representatives (2 year term)
Contact: 2350 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515-3305
phone: (202) 225-2071
Contact form: http://foxx.house.gov/contact/
X: @VirginiaFoxx
State Level:
Senator Eddie Settle (R) - NC Senate 36th District (Alexander, Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin)
16 West Jones St. Rm 2117
Raleigh, NC 27601-1096
phone: (919) 733-5742
email: Eddie.Settle@ncleg.gov
X: https://x.com/settle_eddie
Representative Blair Eddins (R) - NC House 94th District (Alexander, Wilkes)
16 West Jones St. Rm 2219
Raleigh, NC 27601-1096
phone: (919) 733-5935
email: Blair.Eddins@ncleg.gov
Representative Sarah Stevens (R) - NC House 90th District (Surry, Wilkes)
300 N Salisbury Street, Room 419
Raleigh, NC 27603-5925
phone: (919) 715-1883
email: Sarah.Stevens@ncleg.gov
National Level:
Senator Ted Budd (R) - US Senate (6 year term)
304 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-3154
Contact form: Share Your Opinion - U.S. Senator Ted Budd
X: Senator Ted Budd (@SenTedBuddNC) / X
Senator Thom Tillis (R) - US Senate (6 year term)
185 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
phone: (202) 224-6342
Contact form: Email Me - Thom Tillis, U.S. Senator for North Carolina
X: @SenThomTillis
Representative Virginia Foxx (R) - US House of Representatives (2 year term)
Contact: 2350 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515-3305
phone: (202) 225-2071
Contact form: http://foxx.house.gov/contact/
X: @VirginiaFoxx
State Level:
Senator Eddie Settle (R) - NC Senate 36th District (Alexander, Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin)
16 West Jones St. Rm 2117
Raleigh, NC 27601-1096
phone: (919) 733-5742
email: Eddie.Settle@ncleg.gov
X: https://x.com/settle_eddie
Representative Blair Eddins (R) - NC House 94th District (Alexander, Wilkes)
16 West Jones St. Rm 2219
Raleigh, NC 27601-1096
phone: (919) 733-5935
email: Blair.Eddins@ncleg.gov
Representative Sarah Stevens (R) - NC House 90th District (Surry, Wilkes)
300 N Salisbury Street, Room 419
Raleigh, NC 27603-5925
phone: (919) 715-1883
email: Sarah.Stevens@ncleg.gov