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Voting

The North Carolina State Board of Elections offers an array of information regarding voting. Through its voter search, you can check your voter registration, identify your precinct, identify your jurisdiction (school, city, county, and judicial districts; congressional district, etc.), find your polling location, and view a sample ballot.

Voter Search

Voter Eligibility

To register to vote in North Carolina, you must:

  • Be a U.S. citizen.
  • Live in the county where you are registering.
  • Be at least 18 years old or will be by the date of the general election.
  • Not be serving a felony sentence, including any period of probation, post-release supervision, or parole.

Voter Registration or Updating Voter Registration

The N.C. Voter Registration Application may be downloaded in a PDF or completed online through DMV. The completed form must be hand delivered or mailed to the Board of Elections Office before October 11, 2024.

Use this application to

  • Register to vote in Cumberland County, if you are a first-time voter
  • Update your voter registration if you have moved recently (from another county or state)
  • Update your name, address, or party affiliation

Ways to Vote

Persons may vote in person during the early voting period, by mail (absentee ballot), or in person on election day. Review the NC State Board of Election site for more details.

Cumberland County Board of Elections

Questions about voter eligibility, registration, and voter IDs may be directed to the Cumberland County Board of Elections.

Address: 227 Fountainhead Lane, Fayetteville, NC

Phone:  (910) 678-7733

2024 General Election Key Dates 

  • Sept. 6: First day to request an Absentee Ballot by mail
  • Oct. 11: Registration books close for general election
  • Oct. 17: Early Voting Begins 
  • Oct. 29: Last day to apply for Absentee Ballot by mail
  • Nov. 2:   Early Voting Ends
  • Nov. 5:   General Election

Early Voting (One-Stop)

You may vote early at what is often called One-Stop Voting; one can register and vote during this designated period. Voting may take place at any of the One-Stop locations.

Locations

  • Kiwanis Recreation Center on 352 Devers Street, Fayetteville
  • College Lakes Recreation Center on 4945 Rosehill Road, Fayetteville
  • Stoney Point Recreation Center on 7411 Rockfish Road, Fayetteville
  • Cliffdale Recreation Center on 6404 Cliffdale Road, Fayetteville
  • Smith Recreation Center on 1520 Slater Avenue, Fayetteville
  • JD Pone Recreation Center on 2964 School Road, Hope Mills
  • East Regional Library on 4809 Clinton Road, Fayetteville
  • Smith Lake Recreation Center on 245 Ruth St, Spring Lake

Times 

The One-Stop locations are open at the following times.

  • Monday-Friday from 8 am until 7:30 pm
  • Saturdays from 8 am until 3 pm
  • Sunday, Oct. 21, from 2 pm until 5 pm

Election Day

Before you go to the polls,

  1. Check your registration status and election day polling location at the NCSBE site.
  2. Ensure you have a valid ID.
  3. Invite a family member or friend to go with you.
  4. Know the time you will go to vote.
    -Polls open at 6:30 a.m. and end at 7:30 p.m.
    -You are to go to your designated precinct polling location
    -Absentee ballots must be received by BOE by 7:30 pm on election Day