When & Where To Vote
2026 Primary Election Voting Options
You must be registered to vote by October 11, 2024 to vote in the statewide General Election on election day. If you are not registered to vote yet, you can register and vote the SAME DAY during Early Voting. You can verify your registration and see your SAMPLE BALLOT for the General Election by visiting https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/
Primary Election Day
Tuesday March 3, 2026
Vote in person on election day at your voting precinct listed below. Polls are open from 6:30 am to 7:30 pm.
Vote by Mail
(i.e. Absentee Voting)
Deadline to request an absentee ballot for the primary election is Feb 17th 2026 and deadline to submit the ballot is March 3 2026 @ 7:30PM. Request an absentee ballot here.
Early in Person Voting
& One-Stop Voting
In person early voting for the 2026 Primary Election begins Feb 12, 2026, and ends at 5 PM on February 28th 2026 at 3:00 PM. During early voting, voters may cast a ballot at the Clay County Board of Elections office, and would-be voters may same-day register and vote.
Where:
Clay County Board of Elections Office
75 Riverside Circle, Suite 3
Hayesville, NC 28904
When:
Feb 12th – Feb 28th, 2026
Monday-Friday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Saturday Feb 28th 8:00 am – 3:00 pm (Feb 28th is only day with Saturday hours)
Clay County Voting Precincts
Precinct Maps & Directions
If you are unsure of which precinct you are assigned to, use the assigned precinct locator here.
Get directions to each Precinct by clicking on any of the Precinct addresses below.
| B | Brasstown Precinct | Brasstown Community Center, 255 Settawig Rd, Brasstown, NC 28902 |
| H1 | Hayesville One Precinct | Clay Co Community Services Bldg, 1 Riverside Circle, Hayesville, NC 28904 |
| H2 | Hayesville Two Precinct | Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, 495 Herbert Hills Dr, Hayesville,NC 28904 |
| HC | Hayesville Central Precinct | Hayesville Town Hall, 56 Sanderson St, Hayesville, NC 28904 |
| HQ | Clay Co Board of Elections | Board of Elections Headquarters, 75 Riverside Circle, Suite 3, Hayesville, NC 28904 |
| HW | Hiawassee Precinct | Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, 50 Marvin Cabe Lane, Hayesville, NC 28904 |
| SC | Shooting Creek Precinct | Shooting Creek Community Center, 18 Eagle Fork Rd, Hayesville, NC 28904 |
| SW | Sweetwater Precinct | Sweetwater United Methodist Church, 108 Sweetwater Church Rd, Hayesville, NC 28904 |
| T | Tusquittee Precinct | Tusquitee Community Center, 4374 Downings Creek Rd, Hayesville, NC 28904 |
| W | Warne Precinct | Warne Community Center, 4759 Old Hwy 64 W, Warne, NC 28909 |