Wendell, North Carolina Public Records

The Wendell Police Department is responsible for public safety and law enforcement within the town. The department's website at https://townofwendellnc.gov/departments/police/index.php provides information about its services, as well as contact details for reporting incidents and accessing police reports. Residents can also visit the Wendell Police Department's headquarters to request public records related to law enforcement activities.

Wendell voters are served by the Wake County Board of Elections, located at 337 South Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC 27601 (phone 919-856-6240, website www.wake.gov/departments-government/board-elections). The office handles all aspects of voter registration, election administration, polling place assignment, and absentee voting for Wendell residents. North Carolina residents can register to vote online at www.ncdot.gov/dmv through the DMV voter registration portal, or through the State Board of Elections at www.ncsbe.gov/registering. Voter registration deadlines are 25 days before any election, though North Carolina also offers same-day registration during the early voting period for those who miss the regular deadline. Acceptable identification for in-person voting includes North Carolina driver's license, non-operator ID, passport, military ID, tribal enrollment card, or student ID from a North Carolina university. Wendell holds municipal elections for mayor and town commissioners on a staggered schedule; the town is governed by a mayor and five-member Board of Commissioners elected to four-year terms. The next Wendell municipal election is scheduled for November 2025, with candidate filing beginning in July 2025. Municipal election information specific to Wendell is posted at www.townofwendell.com and through the Wake County Board of Elections. Wendell residents can locate their assigned polling place by entering their address at vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup, the North Carolina voter lookup portal, which also displays voter registration status and sample ballots. North Carolina maintains extensive public election records including voter registration lists (excluding restricted information such as Social Security numbers and dates of birth), campaign finance reports through the State Board of Elections at www.ncsbe.gov/campaign-finance, candidate filing information, and precinct-level election results. In the November 2024 presidential election, Wake County reported approximately 69% voter turnout with over 550,000 ballots cast from approximately 800,000 registered voters. For the November 3, 2026 general election, Wendell and Wake County voters will decide races including U.S. Senate (Senator Thom Tillis's seat is up in 2026), all North Carolina U.S. House seats including District 2 which covers Wendell, North Carolina state legislature seats for the district covering Wendell, Wake County Board of Commissioners, Wake County Clerk of Superior Court, Wake County Register of Deeds, Wake County Sheriff, and various district and superior court judges. Absentee voting in North Carolina requires completion of an absentee ballot request form available at www.ncsbe.gov/voting/vote-mail; the request must be submitted to the Wake County Board of Elections, and voters must provide a reason for absentee voting or complete witness requirements when returning the ballot. Early voting is offered at multiple locations throughout Wake County for approximately 17 days before each election, with specific Wendell-area early voting sites announced by the Board of Elections approximately 30 days before each election.