North Carolina -- If you prefer to vote on Election Day or at an early voting site but are unable to enter the facility, you may vote outside the voting location in your car.

This procedure is called "curbside voting." Look for the curbside voting sign near the entrance to the voting place and park there.

 A precinct election official will assist you in verifying your registration information and bringing you a ballot. If you cannot locate a precinct official in the parking lot, please ask someone to enter the voting place and inform the election officials that you need assistance.

 
 I plan to bring a voter to vote curbside. May I sit in the car and vote curbside, too?
The same rules apply to both the driver and passengers. All persons wishing to vote curbside must sign an affidavit stating they cannot enter the polling place due to age or physical disability.

 May I bring someone with me to provide physical assistance or to help me vote?
The guidelines for voter assistance are listed below:

 
§ 163-166.8. Assistance to voters.
 
(a) Any registered voter qualified to vote in the election shall be entitled to assistance with entering and exiting the voting booth and in preparing ballots in accordance with the following rules:
(1) Any voter is entitled to assistance from the voter's spouse, brother, sister, parent, grandparent, child, grandchild, mother-in-law, father-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, stepparent, or stepchild, as chosen by the voter.
(2) A voter in any of the following four categories is entitled to assistance from a person of the voter's choice, other than the voter's employer or agent of that employer or an officer or agent of the voter's union:
a. A voter who, on account of physical disability, is unable to enter the voting booth without assistance.
b. A voter who, on account of physical disability, is unable to mark a ballot without assistance.
c. A voter who, on account of illiteracy, is unable to mark a ballot without assistance.
d. A voter who, on account of blindness, is unable to enter the voting booth or mark a ballot without assistance.
(b) A qualified voter seeking assistance in an election shall, upon arriving at the voting place, request permission from the chief judge to have assistance, stating the reasons. If the chief judge determines that such assistance is appropriate, the chief judge shall ask the voter to point out and identify the person the voter desires to provide such assistance. If the identified person meets the criteria in subsection (a) of this section, the chief judge shall request the person indicated to render the assistance. The chief judge, one of the judges, or one of the assistants may provide aid to the voter if so requested, if the election official is not prohibited by subdivision (a) (2) of this section. Under no circumstances shall any precinct official be assigned to assist a voter qualified for assistance, who was not specified by the voter.
(c) A person rendering assistance to a voter in an election shall be admitted to the voting booth with the voter being assisted. The State Board shall promulgate rules governing voter assistance, and those rules shall adhere to the following guidelines:
(1) The person rendering assistance shall not in any manner seek to persuade or induce any voter to cast any vote in any particular way.
(2) The person rendering assistance shall not make or keep any memorandum of anything which occurs within the voting booth.
(3) The person rendering assistance shall not, directly or indirectly, reveal to any person how the assisted voter marked ballots, unless the person rendering assistance is called upon to testify in a judicial proceeding for a violation of the election laws. (2001-460, s. 3; 2017-6, s. 3.)

 
I am legally blind. Can someone accompany me in the voting booth?
Yes, you may receive assistance from any person of your choice, except your employer or union agent. Alternately, you may ask one of the precinct officials to assist you

http://www.wakegov.com/elections/about/Pages/faq.aspx

https://www.ncsbe.gov/voting/help-voters-disabilities/curbside-voting


ASHEVILLE WEATHER

Community News

Pinned Items
Recent Activities
  • Marge posted a new article
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    Comments (0)
    Post is under moderation
    Stream item published successfully. Item will now be visible on your stream.
There are no activities here yet