WATAUGA COUNTY

Click on the red Ballot Style below to view the sample ballot.

BALLOT STYLE B0001 (Bald Mountain, Cove Creek, Meat Camp, North Fork, Part of Brushy Fork, Part of New River 2)

BALLOT STYLE B0002 (Beaver Dam, Beech Mountain, Laurel Creek, Shawneehaw, Watauga, Part of Brushy Fork)

BALLOT STYLE B0003 (Blowing Rock, Elk, and Stony Fork)

BALLOT STYLE B0004 (Blue Ridge precinct only)

BALLOT STYLE B0005 (Boone 1, Boone 2, Boone 3, New River 1, New River 3, Part of Brushy Fork, and Part of New River 2)

There are five (5) different ballot styles in Watauga County for the 2024 General Election. Please note these ballot styles are correlated to the new County Commissioner Districts established in 2023. There are maps of the Commission Districts on our Notices page. You may also use the NC Board of Elections voter lookup tool to see where you are registered to vote and what your sample ballot is. That tool can be accessed by going to https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/ . Should you have any questions, please call our office at (828)265-8061

 

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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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 If you would like to request an Absentee by Mail ballot for the 2024 Presidential Election click HERE.

Absentee by Mail Ballots will be mailed out beginning September 6.

The absentee ballot return deadline for the 2024 general election is 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024.

If you have ANY questions about the process, please call us at (828)265-8061.

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 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 District 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 

 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.