Press Releases

Karen Brinson Bell, executive director of the N.C. State Board of Elections, recently was elected incoming president of the National Association of State Election Directors (NASED).
All previous ID approvals expired on Dec. 31, 2024.
The State Board of Elections will hold a remote meeting at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025.
The increase is effective Jan. 1, 2025.
The State Board will meet remotely on Friday, Dec. 20.
A partial hand recount resulted in additional votes for candidate Allison Riggs.
The State Board of Elections will hold an in-person meeting at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, streamed online and by phone.
By late Friday afternoon, 98 of the 100 county boards of elections had completed their hand-to-eye recounts in the NC Supreme Court Associate Justice Seat 6 contest.
The trailing candidate requested the hand recount.
The State Board of Elections has received a request for a hand recount in a random sample of precincts in the statewide election for NC Supreme Court Associate Justice Seat 6.