The vote is Tuesday, June 23, 2026 — four days before Homecoming begins. ⚠️ Absentee ballots must be RECEIVED at PO Box 1799 Pembroke NC 28372 by June 22 at 5PM
Absentee Ballot
ANY enrolled Lumbee member aged 18 or older can request an absentee ballot application
It does not matter where you live — Pembroke, Baltimore, Detroit, Raleigh, Charlotte, or anywhere else. You are entitled to apply for an absentee ballot. Deadline: May 22, 2026 at 5PM.
Time Sensitive
⚠️ Deadline: Absentee Ballot Application must be received by mail by 5:00 PM on May 22, 2026
The absentee ballot application must be received by mail by 5:00 PM on May 22, 2026. Do not wait — applications received after this deadline will not be accepted.
Once you receive your ballot, it must be received by June 22, 2026 by 5:00 PM — the day before the vote. Plan for mailing time in both directions.
All applications must be mailed. No drop-offs, emails or faxes accepted.
Any enrolled Lumbee tribal member who is 18 years of age or older and in good standing is eligible to vote — whether you live in Robeson County, elsewhere in North Carolina, or anywhere in the country. You do not need to travel to Homecoming. The Lumbee Tribe Elections Board issues absentee ballots for members living outside the tribal territory.
Absentee ballots are mailed to the address on file with the tribe's enrollment office. If you have moved and not updated your address, your ballot will go to the wrong place. Do this first. Contact the Lumbee Tribe Enrollment Office at lumbeetribe.com/tribalenrollment or call 910.521.7861.
⚠️ Go in person if at all possible — do not use the online portal.
We have heard that the online portal is backed up with hundreds of updates waiting to be processed. An in-person update is the only way to be certain your address is current before the ballot is mailed.
We have the official application here — download it, print it out, and complete it. All 3 pages must be submitted together.
⬇ DOWNLOAD ABSENTEE BALLOT APPLICATION (PDF)Not sure what district you are in?
Click the link below to find your district on the official Lumbee Tribe district map.
Find your district →⚠️ Critical — Applications must be mailed
Mail your completed application to:
Lumbee Tribe Elections Board
PO Box 1799
Pembroke, NC 28372
Applications cannot be dropped off, emailed or faxed. They must be mailed. Allow adequate time for delivery — the Absentee Ballot Application must be received in the PO Box by 5:00 PM on May 22, 2026. Do not wait until the last day.
Fill out the application completely with your name, enrollment number and current mailing address. Submit it to the Elections Board by mail only — no drop-offs, emails or faxes accepted. Mail to: PO Box 1799, Pembroke, NC 28372. An incomplete application may be rejected. Contact information is below.
The Elections Board will mail your ballot after approving your application. Follow all instructions exactly when completing and returning it.
Return deadline
Your completed ballot must be received by June 22, 2026 by 5:00 PM — the day before the vote.
Do not wait until the last day. Allow at least 5–7 business days for return mail. When in doubt, mail it early.
Check the Elections Board page for the specific deadline
Confirmed deadlines
Request deadline
May 22, 2026 by 5:00 PM
Application must be received by mail by the Elections Board
Return deadline
June 22, 2026 by 5:00 PM
Completed ballot must be received
Mail applications to: PO Box 1799, Pembroke, NC 28372 — no drop-offs, emails or faxes accepted.
This is a constitutional amendment election
This vote is being conducted by the Lumbee Tribe Elections Board as a special election under Article XIII of the Lumbee Constitution. Contact the Elections Board directly with any questions about absentee ballot eligibility specific to this vote.
Do not wait
Processing and mailing an absentee ballot takes time. If you wait until the week before the vote you may not receive your ballot in time to return it. Request your ballot as early as possible — ideally four to six weeks before the vote date.
Lumbees United for Accountability is not an anti-gaming coalition. Our members hold a range of views on gaming. What unites us is this: the Lumbee people should decide — and if gaming eventually passes, revenues must be directed to tribal services for members — healthcare, education, housing, infrastructure and elder care — not to outsiders, insiders or Wyoming shell companies. One man should not negotiate the contracts, nominate the gaming board and oversight board members, confirmed by a council that voted 17-2 in his favor. That is not oversight. That is concentration of power. Vote NO. Demand Better!! The Lumbee people deserve a referendum or better amendment.
Lumbees United for Accountability is not an anti-gaming coalition. Our members hold a range of views on gaming. What unites us is this:
The Lumbee people deserve a referendum or better amendment on gaming — with real oversight and real transparency and a real balance of power, not the currently proposed concentration of power.
Voting NO does not stop gaming. It forces a referendum or a better amendment — one with independent oversight, transparent revenue reporting, and a balance of power.
If gaming eventually passes, revenues must be directed to tribal services for members — healthcare, education, housing, infrastructure and elder care — not to outsiders, insiders or a Wyoming shell company.
Vote NO. Demand Better!!
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Monday June 22 at 6PM
📍 662 Highland Games Road, Red Springs, NC
🌭 Hot dogs will be served
Arlinda Locklear · Dr. Jo Ann Chavis Lowery
Rick Barton · Colonel Lynn Locklear · & Others
Last chance before the vote. Bring your questions. Get real answers.