As North Carolina’s early voting period wraps up this Saturday, the State Board of Elections offers the following tips for voters who choose to go to the polls on Election Day, Tuesday, November 8:
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As Election Day nears for the 2022 general election, the State Board of Elections wants to make sure voters and news reporters understand what to expect on November 8, including how the results reporting process works.
The State Board of Elections voted unanimously on Tuesday to finalize results of the July 26 elections, held in about 15 N.C. counties.
The State Board also voted unanimously to approve proposed temporary rule amendments governing the conduct of precinct officials and election observers at polling places. These proposed rules will be submitted to the Rules Review Commission for consideration.
Under state law, election officials must release the number of provisional ballots cast in each county by noon two days after each election. The State Board surveyed the county boards of elections with July 26 elections to provide the count of provisional ballots cast during this election.
The random selection of voting groups to be audited in each county will take place at 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 27.
Voters in more than a dozen North Carolina counties will go to the polls on Tuesday, July 26, for municipal general elections, runoffs, and, in Graham and Wake counties, second primaries for sheriff.
The following contests will be decided on July 26:
The State Board of Elections on Thursday unanimously certified the results of the 2022 statewide primary and municipal elections, which were held on May 17.
The State Board of Elections will hold a remote meeting beginning at 11 a.m. Thursday, June 9, 2022.
Under state law, election officials must release the number of provisional ballots cast in each county by noon two days after each election. The State Board surveyed the 100 county boards of elections and provides the provisional ballots cast during the 2022 statewide primary election at the link below.
The day after the May 17 primary, the State Board of Elections will randomly select precincts, early voting sites, and absentee-by-mail ballots to be counted by hand in each county to confirm accuracy of the results counted by machine.