Elections

All elections in Brunswick County, including municipal elections, are conducted by the Brunswick County Board of Elections. The Board of Elections office operates voting sites, maintains voter registration lists, and handles many other aspects of elections administration. The Board of Elections is in contact with the municipalities within the county and has requested that certain information be shared via municipal communications channels. 

Here are a few items the Board of Elections would like voters to know about:

  • Voters can check their registration through North Carolina’s voter lookup: https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/
  • The voting location for Bald Head Island is the Southport 1 precinct located at The Brunswick Center at Southport at 1513 N Howe Street Suite 1.  
  • Voters will be asked to show an acceptable form of photo ID when presenting to vote at the polls.  Information on acceptable IDs is HERE.
  • Voter residency requirement information is HERE. 
  • Sign up for the Brunswick County Board of Elections email list HERE.

The next municipal election in which Bald Head Island voters will elect a mayor and two council members will be Tuesday, November 4, 2025. Candidate filing will begin at noon on Monday, July 7, 2025, and end at noon on Friday, July 18, 2025.

Other information about elections can be found on the Brunswick County Board of Elections webpage HERE. Please direct all inquiries about voting to Brunswick County Board of Elections.

Campaign Signs & Flags

Around election time, the Village often receives several inquires about the usage of campaign signs and flags on the island. 

As far as the Village ordinance, temporary signs under the seasonal type are allowed on residential property.  They should be removed in a reasonable time after the season (election) and one decorative flag is permitted under 10 sq/ft which could be a campaign flag.  The Village cannot regulate signs and flags based on the content (1st Amendment).  However, if your property is a part of the Bald Head Association, the following applies:

The only signs that are allowed on residential properties are the construction signs that contain the permit boxes on the back or For Sale bollard caps. No other signs are allowed.

As far as flags, the current Design Guideline requirements apply to flags and flagpoles:

  1. The request to install a ground-mounted flagpole must be submitted for ARC approval and must include a site plan with dimensions and specifications for the proposed pole location.
  2. Only one ground-mounted flagpole may be installed on a property. Any ground-mounted flagpole must be made of wood or high-quality metal. The flagpole must be no taller than 25′ and no taller than the primary structure.
  3. A bracket-mounted flag kit is allowed on main structures and does not require ARC approval.
  4. The maximum flag size allowed is 4′ x 6′ and does require ARC approval.
  5. In accordance with state law, United States and North Carolina flags smaller than 4′ x 6′ are not subject to approval by the ARC. United States flags shall be in good condition and displayed in a respectful manner in accordance with the United States flag code of 1976.

Before elections, folks will start seeing campaign signs on the mainland on the side of state-maintained right-of-way.  There is no state-maintained right-of-way on Bald Head Island so the Village can regulate signs in its right-of-way as it sees fit. Only government signs (such as traffic or wayfinding) are allowed in the Village right-of-way.