As with any election, county boards of elections across North Carolina have begun the 10-day post-election process of counting the remaining ballots and conducting audits to verify the results.
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After the November 3 general election, the State Board of Elections will randomly select precincts, early voting sites and by-mail ballots to be counted by hand in each county.
The N.C. State Board of Elections anticipates that the results reported by the end of election night will include 97 percent or more of all ballots cast in North Carolina in the 2020 general election.
The State Board of Elections today authenticated results for the May 6 Primary. More North Carolinians voted early and within fewer days compared to 2010, the most recent non-presidential primary year. Statewide participation increased to 15.8% of registered voters compared to 14.4% in 2010.
More than 105,000 North Carolinians cast ballots Tuesday to decide 19 runoff contests across 37 counties. For the first time since 2006, no statewide race required a second primary. Turnout was higher than any second primary over the past decade. One-stop early voting accounted for 23% of overall turnout.
More North Carolinians voted early and within fewer days than in any prior midterm election. This was the first general election held under a compacted 10-day one-stop early voting schedule. Polls will open tomorrow at 6:30AM and close 7:30PM, and those in line at closing time will be permitted to vote.
The State Board of Elections results website has encountered intermittent outages and updating lags. The Agency is working with the State Office of Information Technology to increase bandwidth and resolve these display errors.
All 100 county boards of election will meet Friday morning to authenticate results from the 2014 General Election. County-level canvass certifies results in most single-county contests. The State Board of Elections will meet Tuesday, November 25 to certify results for all federal, judicial, and multicounty contests.
The State Board of Elections today released demographic statistics for the 2014 General Election. Results showed a 16% increase in participation by African Americans and and 18% higher participation among voters aged 18-25 statewide compared to 2010, the last midterm election cycle. (CORRECTED 3/12/15)
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