7:03 p.m: The North Carolina State Board of Elections voted Tuesday to extend voting at one precinct after the polling site ran out of ballots for a certain ballot type.
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The State Board of Elections will hold a remote meeting beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 2, 2021.
Karen Brinson Bell, executive director of the State Board of Elections, gave the following comments at a media availability at noon on municipal Election Day.
7:18 a.m: After the November 2, 2021 municipal elections, the State Board of Elections will randomly select precincts, early voting sites and absentee-by-mail ballots to be counted by hand in each county with a municipal election.
The State Board of Elections’ executive director and legal counsel will be available at noon Tuesday for a dial-in media briefing.
The State Board is offering 10 tips for Election Day voters ahead of the 2021 municipal elections.
In-person early voting for the November 2, 2021 municipal elections begins Thursday, October 14 and ends Saturday, October 30.
The State Board of Elections is encouraging prospective candidates for the Office of Sheriff to complete mandatory forms verifying that they have no prior felony convictions or felony expungements.
To audit the October 5 elections, the State Board of Elections will randomly select precincts, early voting sites and absentee-by-mail ballots to be counted by hand in each county.
With 2021 municipal elections in full swing and 2022 in clear sight, the State Board of Elections is reminding voter registration drive organizers and volunteers of best practices for conducting voter registration drives.