A near relative may request an Absentee Ballot for a voter.  A near relative is defined as: spouse, brother, sister, parent, grandparent, child, grandchild, mother-in-law, father-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, stepparent, or stepchild.  A legal guardian is also able to make the request.  As requesting a ballot for yourself, please include:

• The Voter’s name
• The Voter’s Mecklenburg County address
• The address where the Ballot needs to be mailed (if it’s different)
• For Primaries only, if the Voter is registered UNAFFILLIATED, the type of Ballot: Democratic, Republican, Libertarian. 
• The Voter's Birth Date (not required but extremely helpful)
• Your name
• Your address
• Your relationship to the voter
• Your phone number or email address
• Your signature

* You may NOT request a Ballot for a neighbor, friend, boyfriend, girlfriend or fiancé. A Power of Attorney (POA) is also not able to make the request.