Cumberland County citizens are encouraged to check their voter registration online ahead of the busy 2024 Presidential Election.
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – Presidential election years, like 2024, are busy times for voter registration for the and Cumberland County Board of Elections. Citizens who submitted a voter registration through a registration drive in June or July are reminded it may take up to six weeks to process registrations.
The Cumberland County Board of Elections receives thousands of calls a day. To assist in finding information about registration status, citizens are encouraged to using the Voter Search tool at vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup.
Voter Registration Requirements
To be eligible to vote, you must be a U.S. citizen; be at least 18 years old by the date of the general election; live in the county where you are registering for at least 30 days prior to Election Day; be at least 18 years old by the date of the general election; and not be serving a felony sentence, including any probation, post-release supervision, or parole.
Register to Vote Through DMV
Existing N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles customers who are eligible to vote can submit a voter registration application online through the NCDMV website. Eligible individuals also can fill out and print a paper application in English or Spanish and mail it or return it in person to their county board of elections.
Registration deadlines
The deadline to register to vote on Election Day in the 2024 general election is 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11. If you miss that deadline, you may still register and vote or make changes to your registration during the Early Voting period at any early voting site in Cumberland County. Early Voting begins Thursday, Oct. 17 and ends Saturday, Nov. 2 at 3 p.m. See Cumberland County Early Voting locations and schedules at
https://www.cumberlandcountync.gov/departments/election-group/elections/early-voting.
If you are already registered to vote, you do not need to re-register for any reason. You also do not have to turn in a new voter registration form every two years to stay registered. The only time you need to re-register to vote is if you are no longer registered. If you are already registered to vote, and someone tries to convince you that you must re-register, that is not true. If you have questions about your registration, you should contact your county board of elections.
Nonprofit groups are starting to send hundreds of thousands of mailers to NC residents encouraging them to register or update their registration. The data they use to create their mailing lists is not always precise, so it’s possible that voters who are already registered or ineligible individuals may receive these mailings. Voters who are already registered do not need to re-register. Ineligible individuals should not attempt to register. N.C. election officials do not send mass mailings to encourage voter registration. Voters with questions or concerns should contact the organization that sent the mailing.
For more information about the Cumberland County Board of Elections, call 910-678-7733 or visit cumberlandcountync.gov/elections. Regular hours are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Board of Elections is located in the E. Newton Smith Center at 227 Fountainhead Lane in Fayetteville. Learn more about the State Board of Elections at ncsbe.gov.