Candidate filing for the 2022 statewide primary and rescheduled municipal elections will resume at 8 a.m. Thursday, February 24, and run through noon March 4, 2022.

Any candidate who filed in December 2021 and had their notice of candidacy accepted by the board of elections does not need to re-file if they still wish to run for the same office and district. The deadline to withdraw a Notice of Candidacy is the close of business on March 1.

State Board staff will publish updated candidate lists twice daily here: Candidate Lists.

The 2022 statewide primary is on Tuesday, May 17, 2022. The civilian voter registration deadline is Friday, April 22, 2022

From the county’s board of election website:

Candidate filing for North Carolina’s 2022 primary elections, as well as rescheduled municipal elections, will resume at 8 a.m. Thursday, February 24, and end at noon on Friday, March 4, under an order issued by the Superior Court of Wake County. 

Click here for candidate filing information for 2022 elections in Jones County.  If you are interested in filing for county commissioner, please also review our Commissioners Districts FAQs. 

One stop voting will be held at the Jones County Board of Elections beginning on April 28 and ending on May 14, 2022. 

An absentee ballot can be requested by reviewing absentee instructions and completing an Absentee Ballot Request Form.  Additionally, the state has created a NC Absentee Ballot Portal for voters to complete a request form electronically. For more information about voting by mail in North Carolina, visit the Vote By Mail section of the State Board website. Also see FAQ: Voting By Mail.