About
The North Carolina State Board of Elections is the state agency charged with the administration of the elections process and campaign finance disclosure and compliance.
The Governor appoints the members from a list of nominees submitted to the Governor by the State party chair of each of the two political parties having the highest number of registered affiliates. Not more than three members of the State Board shall be members of the same political party.
The state’s 100 county boards of elections conduct local elections, operate voting sites, maintain voter registration lists and handle numerous aspects of election administration. The office of the State Board works in conjunction with county boards of elections offices to ensure that elections are conducted lawfully and fairly.
Members of the State Board
Alan Hirsch, Chair
Board Experience: Chair since May 2023
Party Affiliation: Democratic Party
Occupation: President, North Carolina Healthcare Quality Alliance
Hometown: Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Jeff Carmon, Secretary
Board Experience: Member since 2019; secretary since May 2023
Party Affiliation: Democratic Party
Occupation: Licensed Attorney
Hometown: Snow Hill, North Carolina
Stacy “Four” Eggers IV, Board Member
Board Experience: Member in 2018, reappointed in October 2020 and May 2023; former member of Watauga County Board of Elections (2005–2013)
Party Affiliation: Republican Party
Occupation: Managing Partner of Eggers Law
Hometown: Boone, North Carolina
Kevin N. Lewis, Board Member
Board Experience: Member since May 2023
Party Affiliation: Republican Party
Occupation: Attorney, The Valentine Law Firm; served on Nash County Board of Elections, 2007–2023
Hometown: Rocky Mount, North Carolina
Siobhan O’Duffy Millen, Board Member
Board Experience: Member since May 2023
Party Affiliation: Democratic Party
Occupation: Retired lawyer, volunteer voter registrar, member of the Dix Park Conservancy and The Flower Shuttle boards, and church refugee committee (sponsoring an Afghan family). Millen was chief judge in a Raleigh precinct for 13 years.
Hometown: Raleigh, North Carolina
State Board Executive Director
Karen Brinson Bell has served as executive director of the North Carolina State Board of Elections since June 1, 2019.
She has worked in elections administration since 2006 in county, state, and national roles. As North Carolina’s chief elections official, she leads the state agency, which is charged with administering elections and campaign finance compliance, overseeing the 100 county boards of elections, and ensuring voting for more than 7 million voters.