North Carolina elections officials will host an in-person and remote news conference at 11 a.m. on Primary Election Day (Tuesday, March 3) to provide information and answer questions about the 2026 primary election in North Carolina.
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Unanimous vote passes during Tuesday meeting of the board
On Nov. 5, the State Board of Elections staff will randomly select precincts, early voting sites, and absentee-by-mail ballots to be counted by hand in the counties with November municipal elections.
Members of the press who wish to attend the press briefing with election officials in person must RSVP.
Things to know about voting in North Carolina’s municipal elections on Tuesday, Nov. 4.
View the number of provisional ballots cast in each county by voting method for the Oct. 7, 2025, municipal elections in North Carolina.
On Oct. 8, the State Board of Elections staff will randomly select precincts, early voting sites, and absentee-by-mail ballots to be counted by hand in the counties with October municipal elections.
The number of provisional ballots cast in each county by voting method during the Sept. 9, 2025, primary elections in Forsyth, Lee, and Mecklenburg counties.
On Sept. 10, the State Board of Elections staff will randomly select precincts, early voting sites, and absentee-by-mail ballots to be counted by hand in three counties with September municipal elections.