NOTICE OF PRIMARY ELECTION
YANCEY COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
The statewide primary election will be held on Tuesday, March 3, 2026.
Voters will be asked to show photo ID when they vote. Voters who lack ID can get one for free from their county board of elections. If a voter does not have ID when they go to vote, they can still have their vote counted by either signing a form at the polls to explain why they are unable to show ID, or by voting a provisional ballot and returning to the county board of elections with their ID by 12 p.m. on March 6, 2026. Find out more at ncsbe.gov/voter-id.
Polls will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Election Day.
Early voting will be held at the following locations from Thursday, February 12, 2026, through Saturday, February 28, 2026:
- County Board of Elections office, 30 East U.S. Highway 19-E Bypass, Suite 2
Burnsville, NC 28714. - Thu, Feb 12 – Fri, Feb 13:8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
- Mon, Feb 16 – Fri, Feb 20:8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
- Mon, Feb 23 – Fri, Feb 27:8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
- Sat, Feb 28:8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Absentee ballots will be mailed to voters who have requested them beginning January 12, 2026. Absentee ballots must be received by the county board of elections no later than 7:30 p.m. on March 3, 2026. A voter can fill out an absentee ballot request at votebymail.ncsbe.gov, or by filling out a request form provided by the county board of elections office. The request must be received through the website or by the Yancey County Board of Elections by 5 p.m. February 17, 2026.
In the primary election, voters will select nominees for a political party to move on to the general election on November 3rd. Contests on the ballot include, U.S. House and other Council of State Offices, N.C. Supreme Court Associate Justice, N.C. Court of Appeals, N.C. House and Senate, and county offices. In the primary, voters affiliated with a political party will be given a ballot of candidates for their party, if their party has a primary. Unaffiliated voters may choose to vote in any party’s primary, but they may select only one party’s ballot.
The voter registration deadline for this election is 5 p.m. Friday, February 6, 2026. Eligible individuals who are not registered by that deadline may register and vote at any early voting site during the early voting period. New registrants will be required to provide current documentation of their residence (for example, a government ID, other government document, or a paycheck, bank statement, or utility bill). Voters who wish to change party affiliation must do so by the February 9 deadline.
Questions? Call the Yancey County Board of Elections Office at (828) 682-3950 or send an email to boe@yanceycountync.gov.
Brenda Wilson, Chair
Yancey County Board of Elections
