Deadline for Registration and Party Changes is Friday, February 19th, 2016 for the March 15th, 2016 Presidential Preference Primary

    The deadline for registration and party changes for the March 15th, 2016 Presidential Preference Primary is Friday, February 19th, 2016 by 5:00 pm. Voter registration applications must be received by the Board of Elections by this date. If an application is received after the deadline, the application may still be timely ifit was mailed and it is postmarked on or before the voter registration deadline; otherwise, the application will not be processed until after the election. Persons who register at the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles or another voter registration agency will be considered registered as of the date the application is given to the agency. As long as this date is on or before the voter registration deadline, then the application will be deemed timely for an upcoming election.