As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 3, 2016

1933 Act Registration No. 333-186894

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. 14

and

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940

AMENDMENT NO. 513

Lincoln LifeVariable Annuity Account N

(Exact Name of Registrant)

Lincoln ChoicePlus AssuranceSM (Prime)

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

Kirkland L. Hicks, 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:

Scott C. Durocher, Esquire

The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company

350 Church Street

Hartford, Connecticut 06103

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 November 2, 2016, 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.

/x/ This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for Post-Effective Amendment No. 13 (File No. 333-186894) filed on August 5, 2016.

SIGNATURES

(a) As required by the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets the requirements of Securities Act Rule 485(b) for effectiveness of this Registration Statement and has caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 14 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf, in the City of Fort Wayne, and the State of Indiana on this 3rd day of October, 2016.

Lincoln Life Variable Annuity Account N (Registrant) Lincoln ChoicePlus AssuranceSM (Prime)
By:	/s/ Kimberly A. Genovese Kimberly A. Genovese Assistant Vice President, The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company (Title)
THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Depositor)
By:	/s/ Stephen R. Turer Stephen R. Turer (Signature-Officer of Depositor) Senior 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 October 3, 2016.

Signature	Title
*___________________________________ Dennis R. Glass	President and Director (Principal Executive Officer)
*  __________________________________ Ellen Cooper	Executive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer and Director
*___________________________________ Randal J. Freitag	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director (Principal Financial Officer)
* ___________________________________ Wilford H. Fuller	Executive Vice President and Director
*___________________________________ Mark E. Konen	Executive Vice President and Director
*__________________________________ Keith J. Ryan	Vice President and Director
* By /s/ Kimberly A. Genovese, Pursuant to a Power of Attorney       Kimberly A. Genovese