Political Parties
When you register to vote you may also register with any political party recognized in the State of North Carolina. Party affiliation determines the primary in which a voter is eligible to vote. You may also register as unaffiliated. If you do not declare a party affiliation upon registering, you will be registered as unaffiliated. However, during a partisan primary election, an unaffiliated voter may vote only if a party authorizes unaffiliated voters to vote in that primary election.
The party links on this page in no way represent the opinions of this office. We support and assist ALL parties involved in the political process entirely in a professional and legal manner as mandated by state and federal law. It is our job.
If you have any questions, comments or would like us to add a political party link to this page, please e-mail the website administrator.
On the registration application, you must declare your party
affiliation by choosing one of the following:
- Democrat
- Republican
- Unaffiliated
For general elections, you may vote for any candidate that
you wish, regardless of your declared party affiliation. For
example: You are registered as a Republican, but you believe
that Candidate A, registered in the Democratic Party, is the
best person for the job. You may vote for that candidate in
the general election. However, before general elections, primary
elections are held to narrow down the list of candidates.
For primary elections, you may vote ONLY in your declared
party's primary. In otherwords, if you are registered in the
Democratic Party, you will vote ONLY in the Democratic Primary.
(You may change your party affiliation at any time, but you
must do so at least 25 days before the primary in order to
vote in the newly-declared party's primary.) Again, when the
general election is held, you may vote for any party that
you wish. Voters registered as "unaffiliated" may vote in
either the Republican or Democratic primary. |
