As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 22, 2010

1933 Act Registration No. 333-40937

1940 Act Registration No. 811-08517

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-4

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 / /

POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 46 /X/

And

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 / /

AMENDMENT NO. 256 /X/

Lincoln Life Variable Annuity Account N

(Exact Name of Registrant)

Lincoln ChoicePlus, Lincoln ChoicePlus II, and

Lincoln ChoicePlus Assurance (B Share)

THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

(Name of Depositor)

1300 South Clinton Street

Post Office Box 1110

Fort Wayne, Indiana 46801

(Address of Depositor's Principal Executive Offices)

Depositor's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (260) 455-2000

Nicole S. Jones, Esquire

The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company

1300 South Clinton Street

Post Office Box 1110

Fort Wayne, IN 46801

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

Copy to:

Ronald R. Bessette, Esquire

The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company

One Granite Place

Concord, NH 03301

Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering: Continuous

It is proposed that this filing will become effective:

/ / immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485

/x/ on December 29, 2010 pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485

/ / 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485

/ / on ________________, pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485

Title of Securities being registered: Interests in a separate account under individual flexible payment deferred variable annuity contracts.

If appropriate, check the following box:

/x/ This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

This Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement on Form N-4 is being filed for the sole purpose of designating a new effective date for the previously filed Post-Effective Amendment No. 45 to the Registrant's Registration Statement filed under Rule 485(a) of the Securities Act of 1933. This Post-Effective Amendment incorporates by reference the information contained in the Registrant's Registration Statement (File No. 333-40937) as follows: Part A is incorporated by reference to the 497 Filing filed on May 4, 2010, as supplemented August 2, 2010, October 1, 2010 and October 28, 2010; Part B is incorporated by reference to the 497 Filing filed on May 4, 2010 and October 28, 2010; Part C is incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 45 filed on October 29, 2010.


SIGNATURES

a) As required by the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 46 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf, in the City of Fort Wayne, and State of Indiana on this 22nd day of December, 2010.

Lincoln Life Variable Annuity Account N (Registrant)

Lincoln ChoicePlus, Lincoln ChoicePlus II, and

Lincoln ChoicePlus Assurance (B Share)

By:	/s/ Delson R. Campbell
	Delson R. Campbell
	Assistant Vice President, The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company
	(Title)
THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
(Depositor)
By:	/s/ Brian A. Kroll
	Brian A. Kroll
	(Signature-Officer of Depositor)
	Vice President, The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company
	(Title)

(b)	As required by the Securities Act of 1933, this Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in their capacities indicated on December 22, 2010.
Signature	Title
*	President and Director (Principal Executive Officer)
Dennis R. Glass
*	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director
Frederick J. Crawford	(Principal Financial Officer)
*	Executive Vice President, Chief Adminstrative Officer and Direcgtor
Charles C. Cornelio
	Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer
C. Phillip Elam, II
	Senior Vice President and Chief Risk Officer
Randal J. Freitag
*	Senior Vice President and Director
Mark E. Konen
*	Vice President and Director
Keith J. Ryan
*By:/s/ Delson R. Campbell	Pursuant to a Power of Attorney
Delson R. Campbell