Apex, North Carolina Public Records

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North Carolina residents can register to vote online through the North Carolina State Board of Elections at ncsbe.gov/registering. The process requires providing your name, date of birth, residential address, and either a North Carolina driver's license number or the last four digits of your Social Security number. Registration must be completed 25 days before any election, though the state allows same-day registration during the early voting period, when eligible residents can register and vote simultaneously at early voting sites. Photo identification is required to vote under current state law. Acceptable IDs include North Carolina driver's licenses, non-operator IDs, passports, military IDs, tribal enrollment cards, and student IDs from North Carolina universities. The Town of Apex holds municipal elections in odd-numbered years for Mayor and Town Council seats. A five-member Town Council and a separately elected Mayor govern the community, all serving four-year staggered terms. The next regular municipal election takes place in November 2025, when both mayoral and council seats will appear on the ballot. Candidate filing for municipal office typically begins in July of election years and occurs through the Wake County Board of Elections. Information about local candidates, sample ballots, and town-specific ballot measures can be found on the Wake County Board of Elections website and through the Town of Apex website at apexnc.org. Residents can find their assigned polling place using the voter lookup tool at ncsbe.gov/voting/find-your-polling-place. Enter your name and date of birth or residential address to view your voter registration status, assigned precinct, and polling location. Early voting runs for approximately two weeks before Election Day at multiple locations throughout Wake County, including weekends. Specific early voting sites and hours are published on the Wake County Board's website before each election. North Carolina makes substantial election records publicly accessible under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 163. Voter registration lists are public records available for inspection and purchase, though they cannot be used for commercial purposes. Campaign finance reports for state and local candidates are searchable through the State Board of Elections website, showing contributions and expenditures. Candidate filing information, including declarations of candidacy, is public record. Election results by precinct are published on the Wake County Board of Elections website following each election and maintained in historical archives. In the November 2024 presidential election, Wake County experienced voter turnout with approximately 470,000 ballots cast out of roughly 760,000 registered voters, representing turnout of approximately 62%. The county has trended increasingly Democratic in recent election cycles, reflecting the demographics of the Research Triangle region. On November 3, 2026, voters here will decide several significant races. North Carolina will hold elections for all U.S. House of Representatives seats - Apex is currently in the 2nd Congressional District, though redistricting may affect this. The 2026 ballot will include U.S. Senate races as North Carolina elects one senator in this cycle. State-level offices include all 120 seats in the North Carolina House of Representatives and all 50 seats in the North Carolina State Senate. Wake County offices up for election will include county commissioners, school board members, soil and water conservation supervisors, and various judgeships. No gubernatorial race occurs in 2026 as North Carolina elects governors in presidential election years. Primary elections typically occur in May, with any necessary runoffs in July before the November general election. North Carolina offers absentee voting by mail for voters who qualify under specific circumstances including absence from the county during the entire early voting period and Election Day, illness or disability, observance of religious holiday, serving as election worker at a precinct other than their own, or active military service. Civilian absentee ballot requests can be submitted through the State Board of Elections website beginning 60 days before an election. Completed absentee ballots must be received by the Wake County Board of elections by 5:00 PM on Election Day to be counted - postmark is not sufficient. Military and overseas voters have additional accommodations under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA).