Topics Related to Numbered Memo
Updated on Sept. 25, 2023; Jan. 19, 2024: The cure process for voters whose absentee ballot envelopes contain certain deficiencies.
Rescinded on March 19, 2024: Updated information about records retention of certain election-related documents.
Updated on April 14, 2023; July 20, 2023: Requirements for county boards of elections to follow when seeking to purchase certified voting systems and components.
Guidance for the conduct of a hand-to-eye recount, including specific examples of how to determine questions of voter intent.
Superseded by Numbered Memo 2024-08 on Nov. 15, 2024: Guidance for the conduct of an anticipated statewide recount in the contest for N.C. Supreme Court Chief Justice.
Updated on Oct. 12, 2020; rescinded on Feb. 14, 2024: Guidance to ensure all voters enjoy a safe environment that is free from intimidation when they go to the polls.
Numbered Memo 2020-29: Witness or Assistant Address Issues on the Absentee Container-Return Envelope
Guidance and further clarification on how to determine if the correct address can be identified if the witness’s or assistant’s address on an absentee container-return envelope is incomplete.
Rescinded on Oct. 19, 2020: Numbered memos 2020-19, 2020-22, 2020-23 and 2020-27 are on hold due to conflicting court orders.
Rescinded on Oct. 19, 2020: Once the State Board receives further direction from a court, we will issue guidance to county boards on what actions they should take.
Superseded by N.C. Supreme Court order on April 28, 2023: Voters who are currently serving a felony sentence and do not meet the following criteria are not permitted to register to vote.