Know your state’s rules before you vote
After finding out the rules of where to vote, ALWAYS make a plan
You can find tips for voting here.
Voting rules – deadlines, ID requirements, mail-in options all vary by state. These tools let you look up what actually applies wherever you live.
A note on where this comes from: we’re based in North Carolina, and the ballot-tracking section below is specific to NC. The organizations in the first section are national and nonpartisan
Use them to check the rules for your state, whichever one that is.
Look up your state’s rules
Each of these covers all 50 states. Search by your own address to get accurate, current information for where you live.
Vote.org
Registration deadlines, ID rules, mail-in and absentee info, and polling place lookup by state.
Vote411.org
League of Women Voters
Registration, ID requirements, and personalized ballot information by address.
CanIVote.org
National Association of Secretaries of State
Official state-by-state voting information run directly by state election officials.
VoteRiders.org
Voter ID requirements by state, plus help obtaining ID — especially useful if access is a barrier.
USA.gov/voting
The federal government’s plain-language voting hub, linking out to each state’s official site.
Track your mail-in ballot — North Carolina
If you’re voting absentee by mail in North Carolina, BallotTrax is a free tool from the NC State Board of Elections that follows your ballot from print to count.
1 Request your absentee ballot through the NC Absentee Ballot Portal, or by mailing in a paper request form. The deadline is two weeks before Election Day.
2 Sign up for BallotTrax online. If you used it in a past election and haven’t moved counties, you’re likely still enrolled.
3 Choose how you want alerts — text, email, or phone — as your ballot is printed, mailed, received, and counted.
4 If there’s an issue, like a missing signature, BallotTrax will notify you so you can fix it before your vote is at risk of being rejected.
Start at NCSBE: Vote by Mail →
This page is nonpartisan voter education. It doesn’t endorse candidates or parties — only helps you find your own state’s official rules and, for NC voters, track a mail-in ballot.