WATAUGA COUNTY

Watauga County Board of Elections

Meeting and Public Service Announcement

The Watauga County Board of Elections meeting scheduled for 5:30 PM. on Thursday, November 21, 2020 will be conducted at the County Administration Building, in the Commissioners’ Board Room, located at 814 West King Street in Boone, and electronically. This meeting is being called for a preliminary consideration of the Jefferson Griffin Election Protest. 

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 The Watauga County Board of Elections meets the second Tuesday of each month at 5:00 pm in the County Administration Building located at 814 W. King Street, Boone. The public is encouraged to attend.

   

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Absentee and Other Election Time Meetings

The Watauga County Board of Elections will meet at 5:00 pm on the following dates to approve absentee by mail ballots: October 1, 3, 8, 10, 15, 22, 29, 31 and November 4.

The Board will meet on November 7 at 5:00 pm to approve supplemental absentee by mail ballots and address any cures needed for Provisional voters.

The Board will meet on November 13 at 5:00 pm to determine eligibility of Provisional Ballots and, if necessary, to approve mailed UOCAVA ballots.

The Board will meet on November 14 if necessary to approve mailed UOCAVA ballots at 5:00 pm.

These meetings will be held in the Watauga County Courthouse, located at 842 W. King Street in Boone, and are open to the public.

To view the UOCAVA (Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act) notice CLICK HERE .

 

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Watauga County has new County Commissioner Districts and a new method of election for them. North Carolina Session Law 2023-147 was passed on October 25, 2023. As a result, County Commissioners must live in the district for which they seek office as before; however, now voters can only vote for the one Commissioner that represents their district. Previously, all Watauga County voters voted for all Commissioner candidates.

The districts have been realigned to contain roughly the same population in each district. Each candidate is elected to a four-year term. Commissioner Districts 3, 4, and 5 are up for election in 2024. Commissioner Districts 1 and 2 are up for election in 2026. Candidate filing opens at Noon on December 4^th, 2023, and closes at Noon on December 15^th.

District 1 is comprised of precincts Boone 1, Boone 2, Boone 3, and part of Brush Fork.

District 2 is comprised of precincts New River 1, New River 3, and part of New River 2.

District 3 is comprised of precincts Beaver Dam, Laurel Creek, Shawneehaw, Watauga, Beech Mountain, and part of Brush Fork.

District 4 is comprised of precincts Bald Mountain, Cove Creek, Meat Camp, North Fork, part of Brushy Fork, and part of New River 2.

District 5 is comprised of precincts Blowing Rock, Blue Ridge, Elk, and Stony Fork.

District Map – Click Here
Map of District 3 - Click here
Map of District 4 - Click here
Map of District 5 - Click here

 

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The mission of the Watauga County Board of Elections is to provide the highest level of professional standards to ensure accurate, honest, and fair elections through accountability and integrity and to provide all citizens our services in the most efficient, effective, and timely manner.

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