Sunday, July 19, 2026

Want to volunteer to help with New Hanover County elections? Here’s how

A recruitment session to draw in community members who wish to volunteer their time for the midterm elections is planned this week. (Port City Daily/File)

NEW HANOVER COUNTY — A recruitment session to draw in community members who wish to volunteer their time for the midterm elections is planned this week.

On Friday, June 19, 10 a.m. to 2p.m., residents will learn about serving their community as election officials during early voting and on Election Day at the Senior Resource Center. It’s open to all New Hanover County residents who will work voting sites throughout the county and help ensure elections are conducted fairly, accurately, and efficiently.

Attendees will have the opportunity to meet with board of elections staff, learn about the responsibilities of election officials, ask questions about the position, and begin the application process on-site.

Positions are available for a variety of roles, with interested individuals required to be least 17 years old; there is required training prior to the election.

Elected officials, candidates for nomination, and campaign managers or treasurers are disqualified from serving.

Anyone who cannot attend the recruitment session in person can apply at NHCvote.com or contact the board of elections at (910) 798-7330.


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Shea Carver
Shea Carver
Shea Carver is the editor in chief at Port City Daily. A UNCW alumna, Shea worked in the print media business in Wilmington for 22 years before joining the PCD team in October 2020. She specializes in arts coverage — music, film, literature, theatre — the dining scene, and can often be tapped on where to go, what to do and who to see in Wilmington. When she isn’t hanging with her pup, Shadow Wolf, tending the garden or spinning vinyl, she’s attending concerts and live theater.

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