Absentee Application and Certificate The form has been updated since the 2016 North Carolina Notary Public Manual publication. The things to remember: The absentee voter application and certificate represent a new notarial act distinctly different from an acknowledgment, oath, or verification. You must have 2 witnesses. In executing this act, the notary must take the following steps: Require the personal appearance of the voter. Positively identify the voter. Witness the voter mark his or her ballot. Witness the voter seal his or her ballot in the provided envelope. Witness the voter sign the voter’s certification. Complete the notary witness certification section of the application including the venue and the certificate wording. Sign the certificate and affix the official notary seal directly onto the sealed envelope where the “Alternative Notary-Witness Certification” appears. G.S. 163-231(a). The Notary-Witness may also be required to assist the voter in marking the ballot if the voter is not physically able to do so on his or her own. In such a case, the notary would need to complete the “Certification of Assisting Voter” section in addition to the notary witness certification described above. The absentee voter application and certificate come with a detailed instruction sheet for the voter and provide minimal instructions for the notary. NOTARIES ARE NOT ALLOWED TO *CHARGE FOR THIS NOTARIAL ACT. (G.S. 10B-30(d)). [Allow this to be an opportunity to gain future business with them.] *If the voter is unable to take the ballot to mail it, they are responsible for covering postage and the notary may drop it off for them. You may enjoy more relevant content when you join other NC notaries in the Confident Notaries of North Carolina group. #AbsenteeVote #ncNotaryCoach #CltNotary #ncNotary #NotaryKnowledge (at NC Notary Signing Services) https://www.instagram.com/p/CapN1HfOgAu/?utm_medium=tumblr