The State Board of Elections today designated a special filing for the office of Superior Court Judge in District 3B, beginning at noon on Monday, April 4th and ending at noon on Friday, April 8. The filing period follows the resignation this week of Superior Court Judge Kenneth F. Crow.
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Filing begins today at noon for candidates seeking nomination to the U.S. House of Representatives under new district lines still awaiting approval by a federal court in Winston Salem. Filing also opens for the Supreme Court of North Carolina. Filing will close at noon on Friday, March 25. A list of candidates will update periodically online.
The State Board of Elections will hold an emergency public meeting by teleconference on Tuesday, March 15, 2016, at 6:30 p.m. to consider extending closing times at precincts affected by delays in excess of 15 minutes.
The State Board of Elections is reminding voters that tomorrow is Election Day and the deadline to postmark mail-in absentee ballots. Ballots postmarked on or before Election Day will be accepted through March 18, though military and overseas voters have until March 21
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 today designated a special filing period for qualified candidates to file for election for State Supreme Court. Qualified candidates may file from noon on Wednesday, March 16 to noon on Friday, March 25 at the State Board of Elections office at 441 North Harrington Street in Raleigh.
With election day less than a week away, the State Board of Elections is reminding journalists and the public of guidelines for filming at polling locations.
The State Board of Elections will hold a public meeting by teleconference on Thursday, March 10, 2016, at 10:00 a.m.
Beginning Thursday, voters will have more early voting opportunities than in the 2012 primary, the last comparable election cycle. More than 360 early voting sites across the state will host 25,300 hours of voting during the 10-day early voting period that ends Saturday March 12.
State Board of Elections Executive Director Kim Westbrook Strach issued the following statement on the passage of House Bill 2: "Every NC voter should be confident their voice will be heard in all primary contests. In each election, voters should mark their preference in all contests—including candidates for U.S. House appearing on ballots in March. Vote the whole ballot and let us worry about what will count."