About

North Carolina State Board of Elections

The North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) is the state agency charged with the administration of the elections process and campaign finance disclosure and compliance.

The Governor appoints the members from a list of nominees submitted to the Governor by the State party chair of each of the two political parties having the highest number of registered affiliates. Not more than three members of the State Board shall be members of the same political party.

The state’s 100 county boards of elections conduct local elections, operate voting sites, maintain voter registration lists and handle numerous aspects of election administration. The office of the State Board works in conjunction with county boards of elections offices to ensure that elections are conducted lawfully and fairly.

State Board Members

Headshot of Alan Hirsch.

Alan Hirsch

Chair alan.hirsch.board@ncsbe.gov

Board Experience

Alan Hirsch has been a board member and chair since May 2023

Party Affiliation

Democratic Party

Occupation

President, North Carolina Healthcare Quality Alliance

Hometown

Chapel Hill, North Carolina


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Jeff Carmon

Secretary jeff.carmon.board@ncsbe.gov

Board Experience

Jeff Carmon has been a board member since 2019; secretary since May 2023

Party Affiliation

Democratic Party

Occupation

Licensed Attorney

Hometown

Snow Hill, North Carolina


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Stacy “Four” Eggers IV

Board Member four.eggers.board@ncsbe.gov

Board Experience

Stacy “Four” Eggers IV became a board member in 2018 and was reappointed in October 2020 and May 2023; former member of Watauga County Board of Elections (2005–2013)

Party Affiliation

Republican Party

Occupation

Managing Partner of Eggers Law

Hometown

Boone, North Carolina


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Kevin N. Lewis

Board Member kevin.lewis.board@ncsbe.gov

Board Experience

Kevin N. Lewis has been a board member since May 2023

Party Affiliation

Republican Party

Occupation

Attorney, The Valentine Law Firm; served on Nash County Board of Elections, 2007–2023

Hometown

Rocky Mount, North Carolina


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Siobhan O’Duffy Millen

Board Member siobhan.millen.board@ncsbe.gov

Board Experience

Siobhan O’Duffy Millen has been a board member since May 2023

Party Affiliation

Democratic Party

Occupation

Retired lawyer, volunteer voter registrar, member of the Dix Park Conservancy and The Flower Shuttle boards, and church refugee committee (sponsoring an Afghan family). Millen was chief judge in a Raleigh precinct for 13 years.

Hometown

Raleigh, North Carolina


State Board Executive Director

Headshot of Karen Brinson Bell.

Karen Brinson Bell

Executive Director karen.bell@ncsbe.gov

Karen Brinson Bell has served as executive director of the North Carolina State Board of Elections since June 1, 2019.

She has worked in elections administration since 2006 in county, state, and national roles. As North Carolina’s chief elections official, she leads the state agency, which is charged with administering elections and campaign finance compliance, overseeing the 100 county boards of elections, and ensuring voting for more than 7 million voters.