Candidate filing in North Carolina for the 2020 primary election ended on December 20th. The primary will be held on March 3rd, 2020. The deadline to register to vote on that day is February 7th, 2020. There is no same day registration on primary day. There is same day registration during the early voting period before the primary. Early voting for the 2020 primary election runs from February 13th to 29th. The deadline to request an absentee ballot by mail for the primary election is February