To receive an absentee-by-mail ballot you must complete an Absentee Ballot Request Form for each election. You can now visit the North Carolina Absentee Ballot Request portal to complete your request. You can find a Absentee Ballot Request Form on our website or visit our office at 59 Woodfin Place, Asheville NC 28801. You can also call 828-250-4200 and we will mail you one. Return the request form in one of the following ways: Mail it to: P.O. Box 7468, Asheville, NC 28802 Hand deliver it to our office at 59 Woodfin Place, Asheville, 28801 NOTICE: The deadline to submit your absentee request for the March Primary is March 1st, 2022 at 5pm. If it is after the request deadline and a voter experiences a sudden or unexpected illness or disability that prevents them from going to a polling location, there are exceptions which would allow a near relative to obtain a ballot and deliver it to the voter. If you know a voter who requires this, please visit our office or call (828) 250-4200 for more information.
Ballots will be mailed to voters who have submitted a completed Absentee Ballot Request Form. Election Services will begin mailing ballots on January 17, 2022 (50 days before the election). The envelope we send will contain your ballot, a return envelope, and instructions. YOU ARE REQUIRED TO RETURN YOUR BALLOT IN THE DESIGNATED RETURN ENVELOPE. It will have spaces for the signature of the voter and the witnesses. You are required to have two witness signatures OR a valid notary signature. Ballots may only be returned by the voter, the voter’s near relative, or the legal guardian. If you choose to return the ballot in person, it does not require postage.
Ballots can be returned in one of the following ways: By Mail Send your ballot through the mail. If mailing your ballot close to the deadline, we recommend asking a post office official to postmark your ballot envelope. Please mail your ballot at least one week prior to the election. In Person to an Early Voting Site Ballots can be returned by the voter or near relative to any early voting site during early voting hours of operation. You must check in with an election official inside the precinct, which may mean waiting in line. You will hand your ballot to an election official at a computer station. During Early Voting, we will have a wait map available on our website so you can see the number of people in line. In Person to the Elections Office Ballots can be returned by the voter or near relative to our office at 59 Woodfin Place, Asheville NC 28801 during office hours, which are Monday-Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm. You will hand your ballot to an election services employee and you will be asked to sign a log. The deadline to return your ballot to the office is 5PM on Election Day, March 8th, 2022.
For information on voting overseas or military, please visit the Federal Voting Assistance Program website. Notice: You will need to print, sign and transmit these forms to either the State or Buncombe County Board of Elections.