What You Can Do
Voter Registration Repair Project
Background
The State Board of Elections is conducting a Registration Repair Project for voters who appear to be missing their North Carolina Driver’s License/NC ID number or the last four digits of their Social Security number from their registration. Under federal law (52 U.S.C. § 21803) and North Carolina law (G.S. § 163-82.4), when a person registers to vote, they must provide their NC driver’s license/ID number or, if they don’t have one, the last four digits of their social security number. This information is used to verify the person’s identity. If a voter lacks both of these numbers, they may indicate this when they register to vote. Based on a review of voter registration records, a list has been compiled of voters who may not have provided a N.C. driver’s license number or the last four digits of their social security number when they registered.
How to Check Your Registration
Visit the registration repair page: https://www.ncsbe.gov/registrationrepair
Use the Registration Repair Search Tool on that page: https://dl.ncsbe.gov/RegistrationRepair/index.html
Select “Orange County” and search by name – this list is sorted by first name. If a voter’s name is on the list, their ID number is missing.
This tool is updated daily. Once a record is updated with an ID number, a voter’s name should no longer appear on the list within a few days.
Three Ways for a Voter to Provide Missing Information
Important: A driver’s license or SSN cannot be accepted over the phone.
OPTION 1: Online via DMV (you may use this if you have an NC driver’s license or DMV-issued ID)
Go to: https://payments.ncdot.gov/ (no fee is required)
Click ‘Continue as Guest’
Select ‘Update Voter Registration’
Follow prompts
OPTION 2: Update Voter Record by Filling Out a Paper Voter Registration Form
Provide a driver’s license/NC ID or Social Security number on a voter registration form.
A voter may present in person to fill out the form or mail us the form.
More info on voter registration in Orange County can be found here.
OPTION 3: Respond to the August Mailing
If a voter has not updated before early August, they will receive a letter.
It will include a form and postage-paid return envelope.
The voter may complete and return it to update their record.
Know Your Rights
Please see here to learn more about immigration and refugee protections in Orange County.
Voting Info for Orange County Municipal Elections
Upcoming Dates
Regular Voter Registration deadline is 25 days before Election Day. Election Day is on November 4, 2025, and the regular voter registration deadline is October 10, 2025.
In-person Early Voting (Same-day registration available): Thursday, October 16 to Saturday, November 1, 2025. After the voter registration deadline passes, you can still same day register to vote and vote during the Early Voting period. See locations and associated times and dates with each location in the image below, or visit Orange County Board of Elections’ calendar here.
No same-day registration on Election Day on Tuesday, November 4, 2025.
In order to be counted, Absentee Ballots must be received by county Board of Elections by 7:30PM on Tuesday, November 4, 2025.
Who else will be on your ballot?
Four Steps to Looking Up Your Sample Ballot
Enter your first and last names as they appear on your voter registration record. It’s not necessary to enter your birth date or county unless you have a very common name. Click “Search.”
Click on your name from the list of names to see a profile of your registration, the jurisdiction you live in, and a link to your Sample Ballot.
Below the heading, “Sample Ballot,” click on the letter/number to the right of the current Election date on the page with your registration profile. This will bring up a new page with your sample ballot.
To look up where to vote on Election Day, on the same web page, just go to the heading “Your Voting Location”
Remember: A government-issued ID is required to vote. For a list of acceptable government-issued IDs, please visit: orangecountync.gov/PhotoID.
For More Information on Voting in Orange County: https://orangecountync.gov/1720/Elections