Election Services Voter Information Center Now Open in Asheville Mall

Election Services is proud to announce the opening of a voter information center in the Asheville Mall. The new space is geared to offer greater accessibility to the public from registration to requesting absentee ballots. It will also serve as a one-stop Early Voting location for both the March primary election and the November general election.

The Asheville Mall is located at 3 South Tunnel Road, you will find Election Services through the McAlister’s entrance, a couple of doors up from Dillard’s. The office will be open weekdays, 10 a.m. -5 p.m. with extended hours during Early Voting.

Join your community and stop by to:

• Register to vote
• Check or update your registration, such as address, party affiliation
• Request and return an absentee-by-mail form
• Get early voting information
• Learn about working the polls
• Vote early here! – Feb. 13-29

Election Workers Always Needed

Working the polls is an opportunity to make some cash while helping community members exercise their right to vote. Poll workers are vital to helping with the voting process. Poll workers are paid $175-260, depending on their position.

In order to be eligible you must:

• Be at least 18 years old.
• A registered voter of Buncombe County.
• Able to lift 35 pounds.
• Be comfortable using a laptop to look up voter information.
• Able to sit and stand for long periods of time while greeting voters.
• Unaffiliated voters may be considered as well.

Stop by the office to learn more.

One-Stop Early Voting Location

The voter information center will serve as a one-stop Early Voting location. Any Buncombe County resident may vote early at any one of our Early Voting locations. If you miss the voter registration deadline of Feb. 7, you can visit any of the Early Voting sites to complete same-day registration and vote. The one-stop, in-person Early Voting period for the March 3 primary begins Thursday, Feb. 13, and ends Saturday, Feb. 29.

In addition, during scheduled Early Voting times, we offer a wait map which tells you how many voters are in line in real time. The wait map will be available on our website at buncombecounty.org/vote. 

Important Reminder

In a Dec. 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. This means no photo ID will be required to vote in the March primary election.