• By Michelle Bobadilla
  • Posted Friday, September 24, 2021

Notice of Municipal Election To Be Held November 2, 2021

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the citizens of Forsyth County that a municipal general election will be held on Tuesday, November 2, 2021 at Forsyth County to vote in the following contests: two Commissioners for the Town of Bethania; one Mayor and three Council Members for the Village of Clemmons; one Mayor and five Aldermen for the Town of Kernersville; two Council Members for the City of King; one Mayor and six Council Members for the Town of Lewisville; two Council Members for the Town of Rural Hall; one Mayor and two Council Members for the Village of Tobaccoville; two Council Members for the Town of Walkertown. Photo ID is not required in any election in 2021.

Polls will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on the day of the election, Tuesday, November 2, 2021. One-stop early voting will be held at the Forsyth County Board of Elections office. One-stop early voting will be open from Thursday, October 14, 2021 and ends Saturday, October 30, 2021 at 3 p.m. Canvass will be held in the Forsyth County Board of Elections office at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 9, 2021.

Absentee voting by-mail will be available on Sunday, October 3, 2021. Requests for an absentee ballot must be made on an absentee request form (available on the State Board of Elections website and at the county board of elections office) and must be received in the Forsyth County Board of Elections office by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday prior to the date of the election. Absentee voting requires the voter to complete an application on the return envelope that must be witnessed by two qualified persons or a notary public. Completed absentee ballots must be returned to the Forsyth County Board of Elections by Tuesday, November 2, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. on Election Day (ballots received by mail after this time will be timely if received within three business days and postmarked by Election Day). Voters may receive assistance voting a mail-in absentee ballot from a qualified person of their choice. If the voter lives in a facility such as a nursing home, and the voter’s near relative or legal guardian is not available, the voter or the facility can arrange to have the county board of elections schedule a visit by a Multipartisan Assistance Team to provide assistance and witnesses.

Voters voting in person are entitled to assistance by an election official, or, if assistance is needed due to disability or illiteracy, by a qualified person of their choice. Voting sites are accessible to all voters. Curbside voting is available for voters who are not able to enter voting sites.

All persons who live in eligible municipal districts and who are registered to vote with the Forsyth County Board of Elections may vote in this election. Persons who are not already registered to vote in the county must register by Friday, October 8, 2021 5:00 p.m. to be eligible to vote in this election. Voters who are not registered in the county by that deadline may register and vote during one stop early voting only and will be required to provide documentation of their residence. Voters who wish to change party affiliation or who have changed name or address must do so by the registration deadline. Voters who fail to timely make a change in name or address in the county must update the information when presenting to vote, and may be required to vote a provisional ballot.

Persons with questions about registration, polling places, early voting, absentee ballots, a Multipartisan Assistance Team visit to a facility, or other election matters may call the Forsyth County Board of Elections Office at (336) 703-2800.

Approved August 26, 2021



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Robert Durrah, Jr, Chairperson
Forsyth County Board of Elections