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    New Laws concerning requesting a mail-In Absentee Ballot. Requests can no longer be faxed or emailed.
    Mon, 01/13/2020 - 03:13pm
    New laws concerning mail-in absentee voting come into effect for the March 3rd, 2010 Presidential Primary Elections.  Absentee requests can no longer be faxed or emailed and must be mailed or hand delivered to the county board of elections by the voter or the voter’s near relative (spouse, brother…
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    Voters will NOT be required to show photo ID for the March 3, 2020 Presidential Primary Election.
    Mon, 01/13/2020 - 03:06pm
    In a December 31 order, a federal district court blocked North Carolina’s voter photo ID requirement from taking effect. The injunction will remain in place until further order of the court. For more information, click HERE
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    UOCAVA Election Notice for the March 3rd, 2020 Presidential Primary Election in Beaufort County, NC is now available on our Website
    Mon, 01/13/2020 - 03:01pm
    The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act or “UOCAVA” requires states to allow certain voters who are absent from their county of residence to have special rights that provide an expedited means for them to register and vote by mail-in absentee ballot. In order to qualify under the…
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    2020 Candidate List for Beaufort County is now available
    Fri, 12/20/2019 - 04:26pm
    Click on the following links to view candidates for the 2020 Elections in Beaufort County, North Carolina
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    Special Meeting called for Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at 5:15 pm
    Mon, 12/09/2019 - 02:43pm
    The Beaufort County Board of Elections will meet at 5:15 pm on Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at 5:15 pm at the Board of Elections Office at 1308 Highland Drive, Suite 104, Washington, North Carolina. Please call the Board of Elections Office at 252-946-2321 if you have any questions. This meeting…
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    2020 Candidate Filing begins Monday, December 2nd, 2019 at 12 noon
    Tue, 11/19/2019 - 04:46pm
    2020 CANDIDATE FILING DATES Filing Starts – Monday, December 2nd, 2019 at 12:00 Noon Filing Ends – Friday, December 20th, 2019 at 12:00 Noon All filing fees must be made in the form of cash or personal check.  Filing Fees above $50 must be made in the form of a check and cannot be paid by a…
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    City of Washington Council Seat tied, William Pitt declared winner by lot
    Fri, 11/15/2019 - 06:18pm
    The fifth seat on the Washington City Council was tied between William Pitt and Roland Wyman. After a machine recount and hand-eye recount, the tie at 621 votes each was confirmed by the Beaufort County Board of Elections. After the tie was confirmed, 10 slips of paper with each candidates name…
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    Official Results for the November 5th, 2019 Municipal Elections
    Fri, 11/15/2019 - 06:09pm
    Official results for November 5th, 2019 Municipal Elections are now available. Results can be seen on the State Board of Elections Website by Clicking HERE. A PDF file of Beaufort County's results can be downloaded at the link below.
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    Notice of Canvass Meeting and Recount
    Wed, 11/13/2019 - 05:27pm
    The Beaufort County Board of Elections Canvass Meeting for the November 5th, 2019 Municipal Elections will be held at 11 am on Friday, November 15th, 2019 at the Board of Elections Office at 1308 Highland Drive, Suite 104, Washington, NC, 27889. Any recounts allowed under North Carolina General…
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    November 5th, 2019 Municipal Election Night Results (Unofficial- Open article for links)
    Tue, 11/05/2019 - 06:15pm
    Beaufort County Municipal Election results will be released starting at 7:30 pm and can be found HERE. (For results by precinct, click on the contest detail button to the right of the contest heading, and then click the Results by Precinct tab above the map.) Please continue to check the site…
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