The North Carolina State Board of Elections voted unanimously Tuesday to extend voting by one hour – to 8:30 p.m. – at Halifax County’s Littleton precinct (Littleton United Methodist Church, 105 E. South Main St., Littleton).The voting site for this precinct was delayed in opening on Election Day morning due to a synchronization issue with electronic poll books, and backup procedures were not immediately employed.
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State Board of Elections staff on Wednesday, March 4, will randomly select precincts, early voting sites, and absentee-by-mail ballots to be counted by hand in every county as part of a required post-election audit for the 2026 primary elections in North Carolina.
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.
Primary Election Day is Tuesday, March 3, the final opportunity for registered voters to cast a ballot in this election. If you plan to vote on Election Day, please see these tips.
North Carolina State Board of Elections Executive Director Sam Hayes announced today that the agency has selected ReFrame Solutions as the winning vendor to modernize the State Elections Information Management System (SEIMS).
North Carolina State Board of Elections Executive Director Sam Hayes has named Ron Herring as the director of election security and enforcement, effective immediately.
The State Board of Elections will hold an in-person meeting at the State Board of Elections offices, located on the third floor of the Dobbs Building, 430 N. Salisbury St., Raleigh, NC 27603, beginning at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, February 25, 2026.
Investigators at the State Board of Elections are looking into allegations of misconduct by individuals conducting voter registration drives, including that they are impersonating state or county election officials.
In-person early voting for the 2026 primary election begins Thursday and ends at 3 p.m. February 28 in all 100 counties.
The State Board of Elections will hold a remote meeting via WebEx at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, February 11, 2026.