Press Releases

The State Board of Elections will hold an in-person meeting at noon on Wednesday, May 10, 2023. The meeting will be held in the Board Room at the State Board of Elections office, Third Floor, Dobbs Building, 430 N. Salisbury St., Raleigh, N.C.
The State Board of Elections has updated the state's voter registration applications to comply with Friday’s N.C. Supreme Court ruling.
The State Board of Elections on Tuesday voted unanimously to remove Jerry Forestieri and Timothy DeHaan from the Surry County Board of Elections. These county board members recently refused to certify their local elections. The removals are effective immediately.
The State Board of Elections will hold an in-person meeting at 10 a.m.  on Tuesday, March 28, 2023. The meeting will be held in the Surry County Courthouse, 201 E. Kapp St., Dobson, N.C. 
No provisional ballots were cast in the March 7 election for two Town of Dobson Commissioner seats in Surry County.
In 2023, county boards of elections across North Carolina are cleaning up the voter rolls.
Karen Brinson Bell, executive director of the NC State Board of Elections, was sworn in late last week as secretary of the National Association of State Election Directors (NASED).
The State Board of Elections will hold an in-person meeting at 11 a.m. Tuesday, February 14, 2023.
The State Board of Elections is considering adoption of a campaign finance settlement policy.
Effective January 1, 2023, the contribution limit for North Carolina candidates and political committees increased by $800 per election, from $5,600 to $6,400.