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Durham County to use paper poll books throughout the day after technical problems with e-poll books were encountered in some precincts.
The State Board of Elections will hold a public meeting by teleconference on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, at 6:00 p.m.
Senior staff at the N.C. State Board of Elections will hold a press briefing on Election Day. 
Through early Saturday afternoon, more than 3 million North Carolina voters had cast ballots in the 2016 general election.
On Election Day, Tuesday (Nov. 8), the State Board of Elections will host media availability sessions outside the BOE office.
Onslow County resident Robert John Dougherty III said in a sworn statement on Monday that he has never committed voter fraud in North Carolina or any other state.
Some voters have contacted advocacy groups or elections officials with concerns about touch-screen voting machines in several counties.
The polls are open in North Carolina and today marks the first of 17 days of one-stop absentee voting.
The State Board of Elections is committed to ensuring the safety and security of all voters.
Within the past hour, Wake County Superior Court Judge Donald Stephens ordered that the regular voter registration deadline be extended.