My ballot cheat sheet
North Carolina
Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026
Election Day and absentee ballot return deadline (7:30 p.m.)
U.S. Senate
- Roy Cooper Democrat
- Michael Whatley Republican
- Michael Dublin Green
- Shannon Bray Libertarian
U.S. House, your district
Candidates depend on your district. Your county’s sample ballot lists them.
Statewide ballot measures
Session Law 2024-58: Require Photo ID for All Voters
YES: supports writing photo ID for every voting method, including absentee by mail, into the constitution
NO: opposes the amendment, keeping the constitution’s photo ID rule for in-person voting and leaving the mail-in ID requirement in state law, where the legislature can change it
Session Law 2026-4: Cap the Income Tax Rate at 3.5%
YES: supports lowering the constitution’s cap on the income tax rate from 7% to 3.5% starting in 2027, which blocks future increases above 3.5% but does not cut taxes on its own
NO: opposes this constitutional amendment, keeping the 7% cap, so a future legislature could raise the rate above 3.5%
Session Law 2026-5: Property Tax Levy Limit
YES: supports requiring the legislature to pass laws limiting how much counties, cities, and towns can grow their total property tax collections each year
NO: opposes the amendment, leaving local governments with no statewide limit on how fast their property tax collections can grow
Also on your ballot
State House
State Senate
State Supreme Court
Intermediate appellate courts
School boards
Municipal government
Local ballot measures