Under state law, election officials must release the number of provisional ballots cast in each county in North Carolina by the day after the election.
State Board of Elections staff on Wednesday, March 6, will randomly select precincts, early voting sites, and absentee-by-mail ballots to be counted by hand.
Brinson Bell was sworn in as vice president of the National Association of State Election Directors (NASED) after previously serving as secretary and treasurer.