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Today we bring you guides to municipal voting in North Carolina including important dates from July to November and a terrific breakdown of every county in the state. Thanks for reading.
2015 Important Events Calendar
July 2015 Dates
Candidate Filing Period begins for the October and November municipal elections.
July 6, 2015
Candidate Filing Period ends for the October and November municipal elections.
July 17, 2015
August 2015 Dates
Absentee voting by mail begins for the September Primary Elections; if absentee voting is permitted in municipality.
August 14, 2015
Voter registration deadline for those municipalities that are having a September municipal primary. Applications must be received by close of business on this day.
August 21, 2015
September 2015 Dates
Early Voting period for September municipal primary elections begin today. Starting times may vary in each county.
September 3, 2015
Absentee voting by mail begins for the October Municipal Elections; if absentee voting is permitted in municipality.
September 4, 2015
Voter registration deadline for those municipalities that are having a October municipal election. Applications must be received by close of business on this day.
September 11, 2015
Early Voting period for September Primary election ends this day at 1:00 pm in every county.
September 12, 2015
Election Day for September municipal primary. Polls open from 6:30 am to 7:30 pm.
September 15, 2015
Early Voting period for October municipal elections begin this day. Starting times may vary in each county.
September 24, 2015
October 2015 Dates
Absentee voting by mail begins for the November Municipal Elections; if absentee voting is permitted in municipality.
October 2, 2015
Early Voting period for October municipal election ends today at 1:00 pm in every county. October 3, 2015
Election Day for October municipal elections. Polls open from 6:30 am to 7:30 pm.
October 6, 2015
Voter registration deadline for those municipalities that are having a November municipal elections. Applications must be received by close of business on this day .
October 9, 2015
Early Voting period for November municipal elections begin today. Starting times may vary in each county.
October 22, 2015
Early Voting period for November municipal election ends today at 1:00 pm in every county.
October 31, 2015
November 2015 Dates
Election Day for November municipal elections. Polls open from 6:30 am to 7:30 pm. November 3, 2015
The image below is a snapshot of a PDF from The North Carolina State Board of Elections. The PDF shows the information for all NC counties.
Example of NC Municpal Voting Guide