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North Carolina elections officials will host a news conference at 3 p.m. Monday, November 7, to provide information and answer questions about the 2022 general election in North Carolina.
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.
Film legend and former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger surprised election workers across North Carolina Monday morning when he spoke on a video call to motivate them for the final stretch before the November 8 election.
North Carolina elections officials continue to receive complaints and questions about mass mailings and text messages to voters about the November 8 general election. The State and county boards of elections are not sending these. They come from private political groups.
N.C. voters wishing to cast their ballot by mail in the 2022 general election have until 5 p.m. Tuesday, November 1 to request a ballot.
About 135,400 North Carolina voters cast ballots on the first day of in-person early voting Thursday. The turnout was on par with the nearly 136,500 voters who cast ballots on the first day of in-person early voting in 2018.
Over the past couple of days, the State Board of Elections has received numerous calls from voters across North Carolina who are confused or angered by mailers that include information, sometimes inaccurate, about whether they voted in the 2018 or 2020 elections.
North Carolina’s in-person early voting period begins Thursday, October 20, and ends at 3 p.m. Saturday, November 5.
The State Board of Elections will hold a remote meeting beginning at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 20, 2022.
The State Board of Elections today released detailed guidance aimed at ensuring all voters can safely and securely cast their ballot and election officials can perform their duties free of harassment, intimidation, and interference.