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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.
The State Board will update its website, voter registration forms, and other voting-related documents to reflect new information on felon eligibility.

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:

NCSBE invites the public to comment on two proposed temporary administrative rules related to precinct officials and election observers.

Notice of Meeting - REVISED July 29, 2022

The State Board of Elections will hold a remote meeting beginning at 9 a.m. on Monday, August 1, 2022.

State Board of Elections Executive Director Karen Brinson Bell on Thursday updated the public on the investigation into suspected fraudulent signatures gathered for the Green Party’s bid for new party recognition in North Carolina.

Notice of Meeting

The State Board of Elections will hold a remote meeting beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 14, 2022.

The in-person early voting period opened today, July 7, for the July 26 municipal general elections, runoffs, and, in Graham and Wake counties, second primaries for sheriff.
The State Board of Elections on Thursday voted not to recognize the Green Party as an official political party in North Carolina, citing an ongoing investigation into evidence of fraud and other irregularities in the petition process used to seek ballot access for the party.