After the March 3 primary election, the State Board will randomly select precincts, early voting sites and by-mail ballots to be counted by hand in every county. The random selection will take place at 11 a.m. Wednesday (March 4).
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The State Board of Elections will hold a telephonic meeting beginning at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, April 7, 2020
The State Board of Elections released a list of legislative recommendations to help make voting in North Carolina safe and accessible in 2020, despite the ongoing threat of COVID-19.
Exercising her emergency powers on Friday, State Board of Elections Executive Director Karen Brinson Bell rescheduled the Republican second primary in the 11th Congressional District to Tuesday, June 23.
The public comment period for the amended rule cited as 08 NCAC 01 .0106 – which explains the Executive Director’s emergency powers – begins today, March 19, 2020, and ends Monday, April 20, 2020.
The public comment period for the amended rule cited as 08 NCAC 01 .0106 – which explains the Executive Director’s emergency powers – begins today, March 19, 2020, and ends Monday, April 20, 2020.
The State Board of Elections is investigating a possible scam targeting North Carolinians with unsolicited text messages regarding their voter registration status or asking them to register to vote.
A second primary will be held for the Republican nomination in North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District, where no candidate received the 30 percent of votes required to avoid the possibility of a runoff.
The State Board of Elections will hold a telephonic meeting beginning at noon on Friday, March 20, 2020.
Throughout the duration of the COVID-19 threat, the State Board of Elections is planning for all employees to continue working – either in the office or remotely – to prepare for important, upcoming elections. Many State Board employees are signing agreements to work from home as this situation develops.