Fix NC VoteFix NC Vote helps North Carolina voters, and the people helping them, find provisional, mail and same-day registration ballots from the November 3, 2026 general election that need action before they can count. For each ballot it shows what the voter needs to do, the deadline, and how to reach their county board of elections. Everything here comes from public records published by the North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE).
Where the data comes from
- Provisional ballot file Every provisional ballot cast, with the reason it was provisional and its status. provisional_20261103.txt
- Absentee ballot file Every absentee request and returned ballot, plus every early voter, with ballot status and, for voters who registered during early voting, the status of the address card mailed to them. We use the mail ballots and the same-day registrants. absentee_20261103.zip
- Precinct results Vote totals by precinct for every contest. They tell us which districts and contests were on each precinct's ballot, and which races are close. results_pct_20261103.zip
- Statewide voter registration file Used to match mail voters and same-day registrants to their precinct, since the absentee file lists precincts by name only. NCSBE voter registration data
- County board directory Office address, phone, email, hours and website for all 100 county boards of elections. NCSBE county board information
Which ballots are listed
Provisional ballots. Every provisional ballot in the state file that the county board hasn't decided yet. The reason shown (for example "No record of registration" or "ID not provided") comes straight from the file.
Mail ballots. Each voter's most recent mail ballot, when NCSBE lists its status as one a voter can still fix or as still under review: pending cure, pending, conflict, photo ID curable, ID not provided, photo ID noncompliant, affidavit incomplete, affidavit review pending, voter signature missing, and signature different.
- If a voter was sent a second ballot and the newer one was accepted, they aren't listed.
- "Witness info incomplete" ballots aren't listed. North Carolina law says missing witness information can't be cured.
- When a listed ballot is later accepted or closed, it moves to Resolved (under More filters, Cure status) so you can see what changed.
Same-day registrants. Voters who registered and voted during early voting are mailed an address verification card. If the Postal Service returns it as undeliverable before close of business two days before the county canvass, state law (G.S. 163-82.6B(d)) says the county removes the ballot. Under a federal consent judgment (Voto Latino v. Hirsch) and the State Board's Numbered Memo 2023-05, the county must first notify the voter and give them a chance to prove their address. We list a same-day registrant when the absentee file shows their ballot as "SDR-failed verification" or their address check as denied.
- About — other same-day registrants' first cards haven't been confirmed yet. Any of them could still come back, so the list can grow until the cutoff.
- Cards returned after that cutoff don't remove the ballot. The county sends a second card instead.
Deadlines
Noon on the fifth business day after the election
Deadline for mail-ballot cure documents (G.S. 163-230.1(e1)), for provisional voters to bring photo ID (G.S. 163-166.16(c)), and for voters whose driver's license or Social Security number didn't verify (G.S. 163-166.12(d)). Session Law 2026-60 moved these from the third to the fifth business day.
11 a.m. on the tenth day after the election
County canvass (G.S. 163-182.5). County boards decide the remaining provisional ballots by then.
5 p.m. the day before the county canvass
Deadline for same-day registrants to send a second proof of address (a different "HAVA document": a current utility or cell phone bill, bank statement, paycheck, or government or public college document) by email, fax, mail or in person. Instead, the voter can come to the canvass meeting and vouch for their address under oath (Numbered Memo 2023-05). Address cards returned after close of business two days before the canvass don't remove the ballot.
Business days skip weekends and North Carolina state holidays. The "What to do" panel for each ballot uses the deadline that fits its reason. If a county board tells a voter something different, follow the county board.
Districts and recount races
Each ballot is matched to a precinct: the voter's registered precinct when it's known, otherwise the precinct where they voted. A precinct's US House, NC Senate and NC House districts, and its local contests, come from the contests that appeared on that precinct's ballot in the precinct results. A few precincts are split between districts, so a ballot can show more than one.
A race is "in recount range" when the unofficial margin is within the limit for requesting a recount under G.S. 163-182.7: 0.5% or 10,000 votes (whichever is less) for statewide races, and 1% of the votes cast for other races. For races electing more than one seat, the margin is between the last winner and the first loser, against 1% of their combined votes, and that's the percentage shown. The combined "write-in (miscellaneous)" total isn't treated as a candidate, since it's many people's write-ins; named write-in candidates are. Referenda aren't included. The list changes as counties update their results during the canvass.
How often it updates
The site checks NCSBE's files every hour and rebuilds when any of them change. NCSBE has been updating the provisional file a few times a day, the absentee file once a day in the early morning, and the precinct results as counties report.
Precinct matching from the voter registration file and the county board directory are refreshed by hand when those sources change.
What this site shows, and its limits
- Names, city and ZIP, ballot reason or status, and dates, all from public records. The site doesn't show party, phone numbers or street addresses.
- The state files are entered by county election staff and can lag behind what a county board already knows. A ballot listed here may already be fixed.
- This is not an official source and is not affiliated with the State Board of Elections. To confirm a ballot's status, use NCSBE's voter and ballot lookup or call the county board.
Contact
Questions, corrections, or a ballot that's listed wrong: info@fixncvote.com.