Early Voting for the November 4th, 2025 municipal elections begins today, Thursday Oct 16th, and runs through Saturday  Nov 1st in Burke, Caldwell and Catawba Counties.

Early Voting Dates and Times

Burke County Early Voting Sites

• Burke County Board of Elections office, at 2128 S. Sterling St., Suite 100 in Morganton.
• Burke Senior Center, at 501 N. Green St. in Morganton.
• Glen Alpine Town Hall, at 103 Pitts St. in Glen Alpine.
• Rutherford College Town Hall, at 980 Malcolm Blvd. in Rutherford College.

Burke County Board of Elections Website

Caldwell County Early Voting Sites

• Caldwell County Resource Center, 120 Hospital Ave NE, Lenoir, NC 28645.
• William B. Shuford Recreation Center, 56 Pinewood Rd, Granite Falls, NC 28630

Caldwell County Board of Elections Website

Catawba County Early Voting Sites

• Newton Main Library 115 West C St, Newton, NC 28658
• Highland Recreation Center (lower level) 1451 8th St Dr NE, Hickory, NC 28601

Catawba County Board of Elections Website

Photo ID Required

• Photo ID must be unexpired or expired less than 1 year.
• Older voters may use an expired photo ID if it expired after they turned 65.
• Your photo ID does not need to include your current address. Precinct officials will only be looking at your photo and name.  

If a voter does not have an acceptable photo ID, they can get a free No-Fee ID Card from the N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles (Find more information under “No-Fee ID Cards” at State IDs| NCDMV) or a free NC Voter Photo ID card at the Board of Elections Office. For more information on photo ID, please visit the State Board of Elections website.