Tuesday, July 22, 2025 at 1:00 PM to 3:00 the Chowan County Board of Elections will celebrate Election Appreciation. The Board will meet at 1:00 for their regular monthly board meeting in the Agriculture Building Large Conference Room. This meeting will also consist of the Oath of Office for new Board Members.  New Board Members will be appointed June 25, 2025.

Following the business meeting, we would like to acknowledge all the Poll Workers, current Board Members, outgoing Board Members and New Board Members.  Join us for Election Appreciation!

Board meetings are held at the Chowan County Elections Office:

730 N. Granville Street, Suite D

June 17, 2025 @ 3:00 PM

July 22, 2025 @ 1:00 PM

August 19, 2025 @ 3:00 PM

September 16, 2025 @ 3:00 PM

Updated June 6, 2025

The Constitution Party, Green Party, No Labels Party, Justice for All Party, and the We the People Party are no longer recognized parties in NC.  These parties did not receive two percent of the entire vote cast as required by § 163-96 (a)(1), which resulted in their termination pursuant to § 163-97.

The State Election Information Management System will be updated in May to reflect the removal of the parties, according to 08 NCAC 01 .0107.  Existing voter’s records will be updated automatically by the NC State Board of Elections in June 2025.

§ 163-96.  "Political party" defined; creation of new party.

(a) Definition. - A political party within the meaning of the election laws of this State shall be one of the following:

(1) Any group of voters which, at the last preceding general State election, polled for its candidate for Governor, or for presidential electors, at least two percent (2%) of the entire vote cast in the State for Governor or for presidential electors.

§ 163-97.  Termination of status as political party.

When any political party fails to meet the test set forth in G.S. 163-96(a)(1), it shall cease to be a political party within the meaning of the primary and general election laws and all other provisions of this Subchapter. (1901, c. 89, s. 85; Rev., s. 4292; C.S., s. 5913; 1933, c. 165, s. 1; 1949, c. 671, s. 1; 1967, c. 775, s. 1; 2006-234, s. 2; 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).)

08 NCAC 01 .0107 POLITICAL PARTY FORMATION, TERMINATION, AND REINSTATEMENT

(a) Pursuant to G.S. 163-97, a political party ceases to be a political party on the date the State Board certifies the general State election in which the political party failed to poll for its candidate for Governor, or for presidential electors, at least two percent of the entire vote cast in the State for Governor or for presidential electors. Any voter registration form received after that date by a county board of elections where the applicant chooses to affiliate with an expired political party shall be registered as "unaffiliated," except that if the person is already registered to vote in the county and that person's registration already contains a party affiliation, the county board of elections shall not change the registrant's political party affiliation.

Voters will now be asked to present a valid photo identification when voting in person. If you do not have a valid photo ID card, you may obtain one from your county board of elections prior to the election, through the end of the early voting period.

If you do not have a valid photo ID card on Election Day, you may still vote and have your vote counted by signing an affidavit of reasonable impediment (or “Photo ID Exception Form”) as to why you have not presented a valid photo ID. The Exception Form can also be used if you have a religious objection to being photographed or are a victim of a recently declared natural disaster.

As an alternative, if you don’t have your ID when you vote, you can still vote and then bring your valid photo ID to your county board of elections by 5 p.m. on the ninth day after Election Day (or the sixth day after Election Day for September or October local elections).

If you vote by mail, then you must include a photocopy of a valid photo ID when returning your ballot. You may also complete the Absentee Photo ID Exception Form that is provided with your absentee ballot materials.

A list of all types of ID that can be used for voting is available on the State Board of Elections Voter ID webpage. For information on how to get a free ID, see Get a Free Voter Photo ID.

 7 Key Points on Voter ID

Voter Photo ID Requirements

 Acceptable Forms of Voter ID

Campaign Finance instructions for reporting

https://www.ncsbe.gov/campaign-finance/reporting-schedules

https://www.ncsbe.gov/campaign-finance

All Campaigns are required to attend the Mandatory Finance Training either online or in person.

The Classes take up to 4 hours for the training.

Please go to the page below.

 Calendar of Events | NCSBE

Find your Election Day Polling Place by connecting to the link:

Registration Lookup from the State Board of Elections website

These are the current State approved districts for State wide offices.

The redistricting has been completed There were changes in the maps for districts 2 & 3

 There were also some voters moved from district 2 to district 1 from a previous redistricting.

 The voters were moved appropriately and notified by mail.

County Commissioners and School Board Districts have the same boundaries and registered voters for the three districts.   District 1 includes a part of West Edenton all of Rocky Hock, Center Hill and Wardville precincts.  District 2 includes part of East Edenton and part of West Edenton and all of the Yeopim precinct.  District 3 includes part of East Edenton and part of West Edenton precincts.  The attached maps will assist you in understanding the Districts.