Author: Kim Strach, Executive Director
North Carolina’s Public Records Act requires that agencies provide responsive documents as soon as practicable. Of course, all county boards of elections are working under a tight statutory deadline in the lead-up to canvass with little bandwidth to handle additional tasks. It is, however, important to the work of elections that candidates and affected parties have the information they need to have confidence in canvassed results. Please do all you can to respond promptly to requests, prioritizing requests affecting Tuesday’s election.
Process
- Upon receipt of any public records request between now and state canvass, please email a copy to my attention at kim.strach@ncsbe.gov and copy legal.team@ncsbe.gov. We will make every effort to respond immediately, informing you what records we may provide on your behalf.
- We will provide the requestor with a link at which productions will be made publicly available here: Requests Folder | NCSBE Public Files.
↓ Requests for Information Process: Numbered Memo 2016-24 (PDF)