The State Board of Elections & Ethics Enforcement has been in frequent contact with meteorologists regarding Tropical Storm Irma and its expected effect on elections. At this time, all of Tuesday’s elections will proceed as scheduled in the City of Charlotte, Town of Murphy, and Cleveland County.
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Citing uncertainty caused by Hurricane Irma , North Carolina’s election agency is urging voters in the city of Charlotte and Cleveland County to take advantage of early voting opportunities ahead of Tuesday’s primary election. Early voting in those areas ends at 1 p.m. Saturday.
The Bipartisan State Board of Elections & Ethics Enforcement (State Board) responded Wednesday to the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity’s request for information from North Carolina.
A Durham County grand jury on Monday indicted a former Durham County elections worker on charges related to the mishandling of provisional ballot results during the March 2016 primary election.
The Bipartisan State Board of Elections & Ethics Enforcement will hold a public hearing Monday on proposed changes to the Administrative Code regarding various aspects of elections administration.
Candidate filing for local elections across North Carolina begins at noon Friday (July 7) and runs through noon Friday, July 21.
The Bipartisan State Board of Elections & Ethics Enforcement is aware of concerns regarding voter information requested by the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity.
Statement from Kim Westbrook Strach, executive director of the N.C. State Board of Elections & Ethics Enforcement: ".....We are actively investigating reported attempts to compromise VR Systems’ electronic poll book software, which is used on Election Day in 21 of North Carolina’s 100 counties to help check in voters who show up to cast ballots in person. The software is not used during early voting and does not play any role in ballot marking or vote tabulation."
The N.C. State Board of Elections is seeking public comments from June 1 through July 31 on proposed changes to the Administrative Code regarding various aspects of elections administration.
A grand jury in Granville County on Tuesday returned felony and misdemeanor indictments against a former Granville County elections worker alleged to have unlawfully altered voter registrations. The alleged misconduct was discovered and corrected before the 2016 general election.