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The State Board of Elections will hold an emergency public meeting by teleconference on Saturday, March 12, 2016, at 9:00 a.m.

The State Board of Elections will hold a public meeting (emergency session) by teleconference on Sunday, August 7, 2016, at 10:00 p.m.

The State Board of Elections will hold a public meeting (emergency session) by teleconference on Wednesday, August 10, 2016, at 1:00 p.m.

The State Board of Elections will hold a public meeting by teleconference on Sunday, November 20, 2016, at 4:00 p.m.

The Bipartisan State Board of Elections & Ethics Enforcement will hold a hearing at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 17, 2018, in the Agency’s board room located on the third floor of the Dobbs Building, 430 N. Salisbury Street in Raleigh.

The State Board of Elections will hold a telephonic meeting beginning at 3 p.m. on Friday, May 15, 2020.

County boards of elections across North Carolina are now contacting voters whose absentee ballot return envelopes were not properly completed to inform them of the steps necessary to ensure their votes are counted. Because of ongoing litigation, North Carolina’s ballot curing process had been on hold since October 4.

Reporters and editors: Please see the attached email sent to directors of county boards of elections about Wednesday evening’s court decisions in cases concerning absentee ballot deficiencies. Additional State Board guidance will follow, as outlined in the email.

Ahead of early voting and Election Day, the State Board of Elections reminds all North Carolinians that voter intimidation and coercion are prohibited by state and federal law.

The State Board of Elections is reminding voters that North Carolina law prohibits taking photographs of or videotaping voted ballots. Please refer to N.C.G.S. § 163-166.3 for more information.