Absentee by Mail Ballot Voting

Absentee by-mail voters in North Carolina can find the status of their ballot in three different ways:

1. BallotTrax
2. Voter Search Tool
3. Contact county elections office

BallotTrax 

Voters who vote by mail may use BallotTrax to track the status of their ballot from when it is mailed to when it is received by the county board of elections.

BallotTrax allows NC voters with valid absentee ballot requests to create an account. Once the account is created, voters will be able to:

• Log in to view the status of their absentee by-mail request and ballot. This includes confirmation that the county board of elections has received the request, that the ballot has been mailed to the voter and that the completed ballot has been received by the county board of elections.
• Learn if their ballot cannot be accepted because of issues such as a missing signature or witness information. If this occurs, the county board of elections will provide information to the voter on how to correct the issue.
• Sign up for email, text, and/or voice alerts for status update

Click here for more information on creating an account in BallotTrax.

Voters will see one of several statuses, including Requested, when an absentee request form is received by the County Board of Election, and Accepted, when the returned ballot is accepted by the county board of elections. Accepted generally means the county board of elections has received the ballot, the return envelope has no apparent issues, and the ballot will be counted. If the county board of elections subsequently finds an issue (the envelope is opened and there is no ballot inside, for example) then that status will change and the voter will be contacted.

When a county board of elections marks a ballot as Accepted, that information will appear in that voter’s record available through the State Board's Voter Search Tool. Because absentee ballot request information is confidential under state law until the ballot is accepted or until Election Day, absentee request information does not appear in the Voter Search Tool.

Contact Us

If you have questions about the status of your absentee ballot that cannot be answered through BallotTrax or the Voter Search Tool, contact our office through one of the following ways:

• Email absentee@guilfordcountync.gov
• Email guilfordelections@guilfordcountync.gov
• Phone: (336) 641-6876