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Numbered Memos

Numbered memos are issued by the State Board of Elections executive director. They provide guidance and updates about elections administration to the county boards of elections. Memos may concern updates to laws, preparations for upcoming elections and more.

Note: Numbered memos reflect the law at the time they are published and may not reflect current law.

Numbered memos 1997–Present With Attachments

Memo
Number
Date From Re Link
2020-32 December 4, 2020 Karen Brinson Bell, Executive Director Hand-to-Eye Recount PDF
2020-31 November 16, 2020 Karen Brinson Bell, Executive Director Statewide Recount PDF
2020-30 October 9, 2020 Karen Brinson Bell, Executive Director Conduct at the Polls PDF
2020-29 October 4, 2020 Karen Brinson Bell, Executive Director Witness or Assistant Address Issues on the Absentee Container-Return Envelope PDF
2020-28 October 4, 2020 Karen Brinson Bell, Executive Director Court Orders Regarding Numbered Memos PDF
2020-27 October 1, 2020 Karen Brinson Bell, Executive Director Court Order Regarding Witness Signature Deficiency PDF
2020-26 September 23, 2020 Karen Brinson Bell, Executive Director  Restoration of Voting Rights of Certain Individuals on Extended Probation PDF
2020-25 September 22, 2020 Karen Brinson Bell, Executive Director Absentee Board Meetings PDF
2020-24 September 22, 2020 Karen Brinson Bell, Executive Director Multipartisan Assistance Team FAQ and DHHS Guidance PDF
2020-23 October 19, 2020

Karen Brinson Bell, Executive Director

In-Person Return of Absentee Ballots PDF
2020-22 October 19, 2020

Karen Brinson Bell, Executive Director

Deadline for Mailed Absentee Ballots PDF
2020-21 September 16, 2020 Karen Brinson Bell, Executive Director Grant or In-Kind Donation Opportunities PDF
2020-20 September 1, 2020 Karen Brinson Bell, Executive Director  Curbside Voting PDF
2020-19 August 21, 2020 Karen Brinson Bell, Executive Director Absentee Container-Return Envelope Deficiencies PDF
2020-18 August 14, 2020 Karen Brinson Bell, Executive Director DHHS Interim Guidance for Election Voting Locations PDF
2020-17 August 14, 2020 Karen Brinson Bell, Executive Director Office Operations During Pandemic PDF
2020-16 August 12, 2020 Karen Brinson Bell, Executive Director Ballot Quantities PDF
2020-15 July 28, 2020 Karen Brinson Bell, Executive Director Absentee Requests Forms PDF
2020-14 July 23, 2020 Karen Brinson Bell, Executive Director Emergency Order of July 17, 2020 PDF
2020-13 June 24, 2020 Karen Brinson Bell, Executive Director One-Stop Planning for the 2020 General Election PDF
2020-12 June 1, 2020 Karen Brinson Bell, Executive Director COVID-19 Response Planning for In-Person Voting for June 23, 2020 election PDF
2020-11 March 15, 2020 Karen Brinson Bell, Executive Director Coronavirus (COVID-19) Response PDF
2020-10 March 11, 2020 Karen Brinson Bell, Executive Director Second Primary Preparations PDF
2020-09 February 28, 2020 Karen Brinson Bell, Executive Director Conduct at the Polls PDF
2020-08 February 25, 2020 Karen Brinson Bell, Executive Director One-Stop Closing Procedures and Voting Systems PDF
2020-07 February 11, 2020 Karen Brinson Bell, Executive Director Deficiencies in Notary Portion of Absentee Container Return Envelope PDF
2020-06 February 7, 2020 Karen Brinson Bell, Executive Director Voter Instructions for Voting Systems PDF
2020-05 February 7, 2020 Karen Brinson Bell, Executive Director Processing Requests for Party Change for Existing Registrants PDF
2020-04 January 29, 2020 Karen Brinson Bell, Executive Director Inclement Weather Preparations PDF
2020-03 January 15, 2020 Karen Brinson Bell, Executive Director Absentee Ballot Request Form Requirements PDF
2020-02 January 9, 2020 Karen Brinson Bell, Executive Director Ballot Preparation Instructions PDF
2020-01 January 3, 2020 Karen Brinson Bell, Executive Director Preliminary Injunction of Photo ID PDF
2019-08 November 8, 2019 Karen Brinson Bell, Executive Director Photo ID Implementation Preparations PDF
2019-07 November 1, 2019 Karen Brinson Bell, Executive Director Guidance Regarding What Constitutes a Vote PDF
2019-06 September 23, 2019 Karen Brinson Bell, Executive Director Minimum Number of Ballots for Municipal Elections PDF
2019-05 September 3, 2019 Karen Brinson Bell, Executive Director Emergency Preparations for Hurricane Dorian PDF
2019-04 August 27, 2019 Karen Brinson Bell, Executive Director Voting Systems Certification Procedures PDF
2019-03 July 19, 2019 Karen Brinson Bell, Executive Director Municipal Elections PDF
2019-02 April 3, 2019 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director Absentee Witness Certification PDF
2019-01 February 6, 2019 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director Response to Subpoenas Issued by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina PDF
2018-15 October 26, 2018 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director Security at the Polls PDF
2018-14 October 15, 2018 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director Voting Site Setup, Voter Challenges, and New Rules PDF
2018-13 October 5, 2018 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director Incident Reporting Directive PDF
2018-12 October 2, 2018 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director Security Preparations PDF
2018-11 September 11, 2018 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director Hurricane Preparations PDF
2018-10 September 7, 2018 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director Minimum Number of Ballots for 2018 Mid-Term General Election PDF
2018-09 September 7, 2018 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director Preservation of Documents from 2016 General Election and Ballot Secrecy PDF
2018-08 September 5, 2018 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director Election Preparation PDF
2018-07 August 8, 2018 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director Court Order Affecting Voter Challenges PDF
2018-06 July 6, 2018 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director One-Stop Early Voting for November 2018 General Election PDF
2018-05 May 17, 2018 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director Canvass Procedures and Provisional Ballots PDF
2018-04 April 20, 2018 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director Absentee Witness Certification and 2016 Election Records Retention PDF
2018-03 April 17, 2018 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director New County Boards and the Upcoming Primary PDF
2018-02 March 28, 2018 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director March 27th State Board Meeting PDF
2018-01 February 9, 2018 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director Candidate Filing Reminders PDF
2017-07 October 11, 2017 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director URGENT: Post-Primary/Election Instructions PDF
2017-06 September 7, 2017 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director Emergency Preparedness for Hurricane Season PDF
2017-05 August 18, 2017 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director Minimum Number of Ballots for Municipal Elections PDF
2017-04 August 3, 2017 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director Canvass Dates for 2017 Municipal Elections PDF
2017-03 July 26, 2017 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director One-Stop Implementation Plans, 2017 Municipal Election PDF
2017-02 July 7, 2017 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director Actions taken by County Boards of Elections PDF
2017-01 July 5, 2017 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director Municipal Election Schedule PDF
2016-28 December 2, 2016 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director Planning for a Statewide Recount PDF
2016-27 November 21, 2016 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director Deadlines for Canvass and Mandatory Recounts PDF
2016-26 November 18, 2016 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director Election Protests PDF
2016-25 November 16, 2016 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director Voter Signatures & Provisional Supplementation PDF
2016-24 November 12, 2016 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director Requests for Information Process PDF
2016-23 November 4, 2016 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director URGENT: Court-ordered Residency Challenge Procedures PDF
Memo
Number
Date From Re Link
2016-22 November 1, 2016 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director URGENT: Court Order regarding DMV Transactions PDF
2016-21 October 19, 2016 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director Voter Registration Processing and Election Observer Requirements PDF
2016-20 October 19, 2016 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director Conduct at the Polls PDF
2016-19 October 12, 2016 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director Hurricane Matthew Response PDF
2016-18 October 4, 2016 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director Processing in-county updates from DMV PDF
2016-17 September 29, 2016 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director Polling Site Preparation PDF
2016-16 September 26, 2016 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director Voter Assistance PDF
2016-15 September 22, 2016 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director Same-day Registration during One-Stop Early Voting PDF
2016-14 September 12, 2016 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director URGENT: Secure Elections PDF
2016-13 September 12, 2016 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director Retention of records related to previous elections PDF
2016-12 August 16, 2016 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director Deadlines for One-stop Early Voting Plans PDF
2016-11 August 4, 2016 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director One-stop Early Voting in November 2016 General Election PDF
2016-10 June 6, 2016 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director URGENT: Provisional Research and Uniform Disposition PDF
2016-09 June 6, 2016 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director URGENT: Canvass Procedures PDF
2016-08 April 12, 2016 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director Temporary Order 2016-01 PDF
2016-07 March 29, 2016 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director One-stop Implementation Plans, June 7 Primary and November 8, 2016 General Election PDF
2016-06 March 30, 2016 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director URGENT: Budget Requests PDF
2016-05 March 16, 2016 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director Post-Election Processes PDF
2016-04 March 11, 2016 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director Final Preparations PDF
2016-03 February 26, 2016 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director Information regarding the March 15 and June 7 Primaries PDF
2016-02 February 19, 2016 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director Voter Registration Deadline Guidelines PDF
2016-01 February 10, 2016 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director Reasonable Impediment Challenge Procedures PDF
2015-08 December 1, 2015 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director 2016 Kickoff PDF
2015-07 November 3, 2015 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director One-stop voting for the 2016 Primary PDF
2015-06 October 1, 2015 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director Emergency Preparedness PDF
2015-05 October 1, 2015 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director 2016 Primary Election PDF
2015-04 September 4, 2015 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director Voter Education during the Municipal Elections PDF
2015-03 August 18, 2015 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director Cross-County Municipal Elections PDF
2015-02 May 22, 2015 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director One-stop Implementation Plans, 2015 Municipal Elections PDF
2015-01 January 16, 2015 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director Planning for 2015 … and 2016 PDF
2014-11 November 17, 2014 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director Instructions for statewide machine recount and other recounts PDF
2014-10 June 30, 2014 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director DMV Will Now offer Voter Registration Services to All 17‐year‐olds PDF
2014-09 May 28, 2014 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director Handling Unreported Moves and Out of Precinct Voters PDF
2014-08 June 10, 2014 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director One-stop voting for the 2014 General Election PDF
2014-07 April 28, 2014 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director Emergency plans PDF
2014-06 April 8, 2014 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director Retention of 2012 Elections Records PDF
2014-05 April 3, 2015 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director Handling Unreported Moves and Out of Precinct Voters PDF
2014-04 March 13, 2014 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director Multipartisan Assistance Teams and the May 2014 Primary PDF
2014-03 January 28, 2014 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director 2014 Candidate Filing Information PDF
2014-02 January 10, 2014 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director May 2014 Primary One-Stop Hours Reduction Requests PDF
2014-01 January 7, 2014 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director One-stop Implementation Plans: May 2014 Primary PDF
2013-05 October 17, 2013 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director One-stop early voting in the 2014 primary and Session Law 2013-381’s hours-matching requirement PDF
2013-04 September 17, 2013 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director Prominent Statement on SBOE Forms and 2013 Municipal Elections PDF
2013-03 September 5, 2013 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director UOCAVA Deadline for 2013 November Municipal Election PDF
2013-02 September 3, 2013 Veronica Degraffenreid Repeal of Preregistration PDF
2013-01 July 11, 2013 Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director One-Stop Voting Implementation Plans for the 2013 General Election PDF
2012-30 November 28, 2012 Gary Bartlett, Executive Director Second Recount, Hand-to-Eye in Sample Precincts PDF
2012-29 November 16, 2012 Gary Bartlett, Executive Director Recounts PDF
2012-28 April 4, 2012 Gary Bartlett, Executive Director Unverified Registrations PDF
2012-27 October 30, 2012 Gary Bartlett, Executive Director Voter Assistance PDF
Memo
Number
Date From Re Link
2012-26 October 29, 2012 Gary Bartlett, Executive Director Maintaining Order at Voting Sites and Reports of Other Illegal Activity PDF
2012-25 October 26, 2012 Gary Bartlett, Executive Director Emergency Preparedness for Hurricane Sandy PDF
2012-24 October 24, 2019 Gary Bartlett, Executive Director Procedures for One‐stop Voting and Election Day PDF
2012-23 October 23, 2012 Gary Bartlett, Executive Director 2012 One-stop Voting Process PDF
2012-22 October 22, 2012 Gary Bartlett, Executive Director Recommendations and Reminders to Facilitate the 2012 One-stop Voting Process PDF
2012-21 October 11, 2012 Gary Bartlett, Executive Director Procedures for Counting Electronically Transmitted UOCAVA Ballots PDF
2012-20 August 28, 2012 Gary Bartlett, Executive Director Proof of Residency for Same Day Registrants PDF
2012-19 August 20, 2012 Veronica Degraffenreid & Carlos Casallas Citizens Voter Registration Awareness Month PDF
2012-18 July 9, 2012 Gary Bartlett, Executive Director Handling Applications with Americans Elect as the Party Choice PDF
2012-17 June 19, 2012 Gary Bartlett, Executive Director One-Stop Voting Implementation Plans for the 2012 General Election PDF
2012-16 May 18, 2012 Gary Bartlett, Executive Director Voting systems hardware and software agreements PDF
2012-15 May 17, 2012 Gary Bartlett, Executive Director Requests for Recounts PDF
2012-14 May 14, 2012 Gary Bartlett, Executive Director Voter Registration and Voting Process for Second Primaries PDF
2012-13 May 10, 2012 Gary Bartlett, Executive Director Proper Procedures for In-person Registrations and Absentee Voting PDF
2012-12 May 3, 2012 Gary Bartlett, Executive Director Proper Procedures for In‐person Registrations and Absentee Voting PDF
2012-11 April 23, 2012 Gary Bartlett, Executive Director Instructions to Precinct Officials on use of Non‐Voting Systems Incident Report for Voter Assignment Issues PDF
2012-10 April 18, 2012 Gary Bartlett, Executive Director Non‐voting Systems Incident Reports PDF
2012-09 April 10, 2012 Gary Bartlett, Executive Director 2012 Polling Place Accessibility Surveys PDF
2012-08 April 10, 2012 Gary Bartlett, Executive Director 2012 Wellness Check PDF
2012-07 March 28, 2012 Gary Bartlett, Executive Director Civilian Absentee Ballot Instructions PDF
2012-06 March 16, 2012 Gary Bartlett, Executive Director Civilian Absentee Ballot Instructions PDF
2012-05 March 12, 2012 Gary Bartlett, Executive Director Constitutional Amendments Publication Commission explanation of the proposed constitutional amendment on the May ballot PDF
2012-04 February 17, 2012 Gary Bartlett, Executive Director Statement of Economic Interest (SEI) Requirements PDF
2012-03 February 10, 2012 Gary Bartlett, Executive Director One-Stop Voting Implementation Plans for the 2012 Primary PDF
2012-02 February 1, 2012 Gary Bartlett, Executive Director Candidate Order and Statewide Referendum for 2012 Primary Elections PDF
2012-01 January 23, 2012 Gary Bartlett, Executive Director Military‐Overseas Absentee Voting Process Changes (UMOVA Update) PDF
2011-05 December 22, 2011 Gary Bartlett, Executive Director; Marc Burris, Chief Information Officer Procedures for Handling Redistricting Changes in SEIMS PDF
2011-04 August 17, 2011 Veronica Degraffenreid & Maria Elena Williams Citizens Voter Registration Awareness Month PDF
2011-03 June 29, 2011 Gary Bartlett, Executive Director County Boards of Elections Members PDF
2011-02 May 11, 2011 Johnnie McLean County Boards Must Scan All Legacy Voter Registration Documents PDF
2011-01 January 6, 2011 Gary Bartlett, Executive Director Local Redistricting PDF

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