UNC-Chapel Hill is reminding people of registration and voting resources to help community members make a plan to vote on Election Day on November 5, either early, by absentee ballot or in person. To do this, you must be registered to vote by Friday, October 11th at 5 p.m.

Register to vote

You can access voter registration resources online through the North Carolina State Board of Elections.

As a North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles customer, you can register to vote online, by mail and in person.

Anyone who owns an Onyen can also get help registering to vote on TurboVote via Heel Life under the “Get Ready to Vote” tab on their profile.

You can register in person when you go to the polls during early voting.

When mailing your voter registration form, please remember to postmark it no later than Friday, October 11th. Forms can be mailed from any mailbox, including the U.S. Post Office on the third floor of the UNC Student Stores at the South Road entrance; Student Life & Leadership provides postage for students who must submit their application by mail. You can also download the voter registration form to register to vote in other states.

Early voting

One-stop early voting in North Carolina (including Orange County) begins Thursday, October 17th and ends Saturday, November 2nd at 3:00 p.m. You can register to vote and vote in person at the same time during this period; However, you will not be allowed to vote on Election Day if you are not registered by October 11th.

The closest early voting location to campus for Orange County voters is the Chapel of the Cross (304 E. Franklin St., next to the Morehead Planetarium and Science Center). Here you will find information about the locations, dates and times of early voting as well as information about how to apply for a postal vote as soon as possible.

Vote for those affected by Hurricane Helene

Students and staff affected by the Helene disaster can visit www.ncsbe.gov/Helene. This webpage provides information for those who may have lost their other acceptable form of voter ID in the disaster.

Voter ID card

All voters must show photo ID to vote. Information about possible exceptions to the photo ID requirement can be found at the NCSBE. For information about what forms of ID are accepted, visit the Voter ID page on the North Carolina State Board of Elections website.

Due to the recent litigation, the North Carolina Board of Elections will not accept the mobile UNC One Card as a voter ID, and the state board has notified county election officials of this decision. This means that students and employees are not allowed to use their mobile UNC One Card as a voter ID in the general election – neither for absentee voting nor for voting in person.

This decision only affects the mobile One Card. Student and employee physical UNC One Card IDs may continue to be used as voter IDs.

Students and staff who only have a mobile One Card must make other arrangements to present other accepted forms of voter ID. Here are some resources available to students and staff:

• How to get a physical One card: Students and employees who require a physical One Card as a voter ID can request one from the One Card Office. A physical One Card without the chip technology of the standard One Card is available free of charge to all faculty, staff and students who have purchased only the mobile One Card.
• Other Acceptable Forms of Voter ID: Students and employees may use any other acceptable form of voter ID published by the State Board of Elections on its voter ID website.

Visit the One Card website. If you have questions about your residency or voter registration in general, visit the North Carolina State Board of Elections website.