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June 22nd Runoff Information - Frequently asked questions

Submitted by Wake County on Wed, 06/02/2010 - 10:29am.

News Release
Wake County Board of Elections

JUNE 22, 2010 SECOND PRIMARY ELECTION

Early voting for the June 22nd Second Primary will begin on Thursday, June 3rd in the Wake County Board of Elections office only. No additional early voting sites will be open for the Second Primary.

The State Board of Elections has advised the counties that there will be no In-person registration during the early voting period for the Second Primary.

Who IS eligible to vote in the June 22, 2010, Second Primary?

• Wake County voters registered with the Democratic Party as of April 9, 2010, regardless of whether or not they voted in May.

• Wake County voters registered with the Republican Party as of April 9, 2010, ONLY if they live in Congressional District 13, regardless of whether or not they voted in May.

• Wake County voters registered as Unaffiliated as of April 9, 2010, ONLY if they meet the following conditions:

a. The Unaffiliated voter who did not vote in the May 4, Primary.
b. The Unaffiliated voter voted who voted a Democratic Party ballot in the May 4 Primary.
c. The Unaffiliated voter who voted a Republican Party ballot in the May 4 Primary AND resides in Congressional District 13.

Who is NOT eligible to vote in the June 22, Second Primary?

• Wake County voters registered with the Libertarian Party as of April 9, 2010.

• Wake County voters registered as Unaffiliated AND they voted the Nonpartisan Judicial ballot on May 4th, during the Primary.

• Wake County voters registered with the Republican Party as of April 9, 2010 AND they do not live in Congressional District 13.

The hours of early voting at the Board of Elections office will be 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Monday thru Friday, beginning June 3rd. On Saturday, June 19th early voting will be conducted from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.

All Wake County voters eligible to vote in the Second Primary may also request an absentee ballot by mail. All requests for absentee ballots MUST be made in writing and must include the voter’s name, current residence address, address where the ballot should be mailed (if different from the residence address), date of birth and daytime phone number (in case we have questions or need additional information) and signature. The request for an absentee ballot by mail should be mailed to:
Wake County Board of Elections,
Attn: Absentee Dept.,
PO Box 695,
Raleigh NC 27602.

The request must be received by 5:00 p.m. on June 15th.