Press Releases

The State Board of Elections has learned that a voter advocacy group mailed about 80,000 absentee ballot request forms to North Carolina residents with voters’ information already filled out on the forms.
The State Board of Elections will hold a remote meeting beginning at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, June 16, 2020.
In-person early voting begins Thursday, June 4, and runs through Saturday, June 20.
A new Republican primary election will take place as planned on June 23, with precautions in place to combat the potential spread of COVID-19.
The State Board of Elections will hold a telephonic meeting beginning at 3 p.m. on Friday, May 15, 2020.
The Republican second primary will take place as planned on June 23, with significant safeguards to protect against the spread of COVID-19.
The State Board of Elections has opened the public comment period on the adoption of the rule cited as 08 NCAC 21 .0301.
The N.C. State Board of Elections on Tuesday (April 7) unanimously ordered a new Republican primary election for Columbus County Commissioner District 2.
The State Board of Elections and N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles have launched a service to allow NCDMV customers to apply to register to vote or update existing voter registration information online.
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).