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Rescinded on Oct. 19, 2020: Numbered memos 2020-19, 2020-22, 2020-23 and 2020-27 are on hold due to conflicting court orders.
Rescinded on Oct. 19, 2020: Once the State Board receives further direction from a court, we will issue guidance to county boards on what actions they should take.
Superseded by N.C. Supreme Court order on April 28, 2023: Voters who are currently serving a felony sentence and do not meet the following criteria are not permitted to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.
The deadline for civilian absentee ballots returned by mail for the remaining 2020 elections has been extended; clarification of the definition of “postmark.”
Rescinded on Jan. 22, 2024: Several organizations are offering grant opportunities or in-kind donations separate from CARES Act and HAVA funds to assist state and local jurisdictions.
Updated on Sept. 22, 2020; Oct. 17, 2020; rescinded on June 11, 2021: The procedure county boards must use to address deficiencies in absentee ballots.
Updated on Oct. 9, 2020; rescinded on Sept. 20, 2021: County boards of elections must adhere to the guidance outlined in this numbered memo.
Conduct of elections and daily operations for the State Board of Elections and county boards of elections offices.
Rescinded on Aug. 26, 2022: Updated instructions to ensure a sufficient number of ballots are prepared for the 2020 general election.
Emergency measures calculated to offset the nature and scope of the disruption from the COVID-19 disaster.