• Watauga County Board of Elections

2023 Municipal Elections Sample Ballots
Town of Blowing Rock:  CLICK HERE
Town of Boone: CLICK HERE

Town of Seven Devils: CLICK HERE
Town of Beech Mountain: CLICK HERE

 

 Want to learn more about voting with a photo ID? This video explains it all: https://www.ncsbe.gov/voting/voter-id#required

 

 

This is an official notice of an election to be conducted in WATAUGA County on 11/07/2023. This notice contains a list of all of the ballot measures and federal, State, and local offices this county expects, as of this date, to be on the ballot on the date of the election. The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) notice can be viewed by clicking HERE.  

 

 

 Precinct Judge Appointments for Watauga County 

The following people have been appointed as Precinct Judges until August 2025

 

BALD MOUNTAIN   MEAT CAMP  
CHIEF JUDGE HOLLIE STANBERRY CHIEF JUDGE PAM CLINE
JUDGE  KAY PHILIPP JUDGE  FAYE WILLIAMS                   
JUDGE  CHARLOTTE NORRIS JUDGE  J.D. (JEARL) NORRIS
BEAVER DAM   BOONE 3  
CHIEF JUDGE BRENDA FARTHING  CHIEF JUDGE CHARLES LENTZ
JUDGE  ROCHELLE EISENBERGER JUDGE  KATHERINE JOHNSON
JUDGE  KIM SCOTT JUDGE   
BLOWING ROCK   NEW RIVER 1  
CHIEF JUDGE GWYN BARFOOT CHIEF JUDGE AUDREY HARTLEY                  
JUDGE   LINDA CAMPBELL JUDGE  LINDA GILLIAD
JUDGE  STEPHANIE VAN DER WESTHUIZEN JUDGE  DAVID CLYDE
BLUE RIDGE   NEW RIVER 2  
CHIEF JUDGE HOLLY D'ADDURNO CHIEF JUDGE LEE STROUPE                     
JUDGE  JANICE TOLBERT JUDGE  BARBARA KRAUSE
JUDGE  KIM CHASTEEN JUDGE   
BOONE 1   NEW RIVER 3  
CHIEF JUDGE   CHIEF JUDGE ARDEASE GREENE
JUDGE  JUDITH GEARY JUDGE  KAY CAMPANY               
JUDGE  LEIGH WEATHERS JUDGE  CHELSEA CANNON
BOONE 2   NORTH FORK  
CHIEF JUDGE PATTY KIM CHIEF JUDGE VIRGINIA NILLES
JUDGE    JUDGE  FRANK BOLLICK
JUDGE    JUDGE   
BRUSHY FORK   SHAWNEEHAW  
CHIEF JUDGE RICH CHEEK CHIEF JUDGE JAY GUILD 
JUDGE  MERLE ADAMS JUDGE  WALTER BROWNING        
JUDGE  DEBORAH ARNETTE JUDGE  WILLIAM BOYKIN
COVE CREEK   STONY FORK  
CHIEF JUDGE SHANA SCOTT CHIEF JUDGE EDDIE NORRIS
JUDGE  GRACE MCENTEE                    JUDGE  SALI GILL-JOHNSON               
JUDGE  MARK FLAHART JUDGE  DAWN SNOTHERLY
ELK   WATAUGA  
CHIEF JUDGE MARTHA HORNE CHIEF JUDGE SHARLIE SIEGMUND               
JUDGE  JOHN MILLS JUDGE  CATHERINE BARRY
JUDGE    JUDGE  CONNIE MADDUX 
LAUREL CREEK   BEECH MOUNTAIN  
CHIEF JUDGE AMY LUNCEFORD              CHIEF JUDGE DONNA HARRIS 
JUDGE  PATTI HENSLEY JUDGE   
JUDGE  KRISTIN HARMON JUDGE   

 

 

10 Facts About NC's Photo ID Requirement for Voting

RALEIGH, NC – The following are 10 facts about North Carolina’s photo ID requirement for voting:
  1. Voters will be asked to show photo ID when voting in North Carolina, starting with the 2023 municipal elections. Those elections occur in September, October, and November, depending on the town or city. (Find your local election details at ncsbe.gov/voting/upcoming-election.)
  2. Most voters will simply show their NC driver’s license, but many other types of photo ID will be accepted. See the list of acceptable IDs at ncsbe.gov/voter-id.
  3. Voters without ID can get a “No Fee ID Card” from the NCDMV. Soon, voters will also be able to get a free ID from their county board of elections.
  4. The State Board is developing a process for approving student and public employee IDs for voting. Lists will be added to the Voter ID website as soon as IDs are approved.
  5. When a voter checks in to vote at a polling place, they will be asked to show an acceptable photo ID. Election workers check to see if the picture on the ID reasonably resembles the voter. The address on the photo ID does not have to match the voter registration records.
  6. All voters will be allowed to vote with or without a photo ID.If the voter does not show an acceptable ID, the voter may vote with an ID Exception Form and a provisional ballot, or vote with a provisional ballot and return to their county board of elections office with their photo ID by the day before county canvass. (For municipal elections in September and October, this deadline is the Monday following Election Day. For all other elections, the deadline is the second Thursday following Election Day.)
  7. Permitted exceptions to the photo ID requirement include the following: The voter has a reasonable impediment to showing photo ID (lack of transportation, lost or stolen ID, disability or illness, family responsibilities, etc.); the voter has a religious objection to being photographed; or the voter was a victim of a natural disaster within 100 days of Election Day.
  8. When a registered voter cannot produce a photo ID, the county board of elections must count that ballot if the voter properly completes the ID Exception Form or brings an acceptable ID to their county board of elections before the county canvass.
  9. Voters who vote by mail will be asked to include a photocopy of an acceptable ID inside the photo ID envelope that comes with their ballot. If they are unable to include a photocopy of their ID, they may complete an ID Exception Form with the absentee ballot return envelope. Photo ID is not required for military or overseas voters who vote using special absentee voting procedures that federal law makes available for such voters.
  10. For more information, see ncsbe.gov/voter-ID and “FAQ: Voter ID". These web pages will be updated frequently with the latest information.

 

 

   REGISTER TO VOTE

For information on different ways to register to vote click HERE. Your voter registration is linked to your residential address. You can now update your address electronically if you have a North Carolina driver's license or identification card. Click HERE to update your address. If you haven't registered to vote, you can use the same link to register.

Not sure what address you are registered at? Click HERE to find out.

 

Contact Us

Mailing Address:
Watauga County Board of Elections
PO Box 528
Boone, NC 28607

Physical Address:
Watauga County Board of Elections
842 W. King St, Suite 6
Boone, NC 28607

Hours of Operations:
Monday - Friday
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Phone:
828-265-8061
Fax:
828-265-8068
Email:
Matthew.Snyder@watgov.org

Board Members
Michael Behrent - Chair
Matt Walpole - Secretary
Leta Councill - Member
Eric Eller - Member
Elaine Rothenberg - Member

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