The State Board of Elections today released a new public service announcement designed to educate voters on the 2016 voter ID requirements. The “Be Recognized” ads will air on local television and radio through the 2016 Election cycle, the goal is to make sure every voice is heard at the voting booth. This election voters will be asked to show a photo ID at the polls. If for some reason a voter can’t get an ID, they will still be able to vote.
Press Releases
A. Grant Whitney, Jr. was unanimously selected as Chairman and sworn in today, Friday, January 15, as the third Republican member of the bipartisan State Board of Elections. The Honorable Ann Marie Calabria administered the oath and Whitney’s family was present for the ceremony.
The State Board of Elections will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, January 19, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. in the Auditorium of the Office for Regional Initiatives at the University of North Carolina Pembroke (located in the Carolina Commerce and Technology Center, or COMtech), 115 Livermore Drive, Pembroke, NC.
The State Board of Elections will hold a public meeting on Friday, January 15, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. at its office in Raleigh (441 N. Harrington Street).
The North Carolina State Board of Elections and the Lee County Board of Elections will hold a public meeting, Thursday, January 7, 2016 at 6pm at the Old Courthouse, 1400 South Horner Blvd., Courtroom #4 in Sanford. The meeting is to inform the public about Photo ID requirements effective as of January 1, 2016.
The State Board of Elections today announced that 27 presidential candidates will appear on North Carolina’s presidential primary ballot. The North Carolina presidential primary will be held on Tuesday, March 15, 2016.
The State Board of Elections will hold a public meeting by teleconference on Tuesday, January 5, 2016, at 11:00 a.m.
The State Board of Elections today announced that it has hired veteran reporter and anchor Jackie Hyland as the agency’s public information officer. Hyland spent more than two decades covering national and local news in New York, Dallas, and Raleigh, most recently at the CBS-affiliate WRAL in Raleigh.
Candidate filing begins today at noon across North Carolina, with the State Board of Elections estimating that roughly 2,500 candidates will file before the deadline at noon December 21.
Josh Howard is stepping down as chairman of the State Board of Elections, effective January 1, 2016. Howard announced his plans during a meeting Tuesday morning.