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The State Board of Elections has opened a public comment period on rules that will establish the standards and procedures for an electronic poll book certification program in North Carolina.

Five quick and easy ways to be #VoteReady in North Carolina.

Under state law, election officials must release the number of provisional ballots cast in each county by noon two days after each election. The following are the number of provisional ballots cast in Lee and Mecklenburg counties during the municipal primary elections. Election Day was Tuesday, September 12.

The State Board of Elections on Wednesday, September 13, will randomly select precincts, early voting sites, and absentee-by-mail ballots to be counted by hand as part of a statutorily required post-election audit for the municipal primaries in Charlotte and Sanford.

Voter registration deadlines are approaching for eligible individuals who wish to vote on Election Day in October and November municipal elections in North Carolina.

The State Board of Elections offers the following tips for voters who go to the polls on Election Day – Tuesday, September 12 – for municipal elections in Charlotte (Mecklenburg County) and Sanford (Lee County).

The in-person early voting period for September 2023 municipal elections in Charlotte and Sanford begins Thursday, August 24, and ends Saturday, September 9.

The State Board of Elections on Sunday voted to recognize the No Labels Party as an official political party in North Carolina.

The State Board of Elections will hold an in-person meeting at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, August 13, 2023.

The State Board of Elections will hold a remote meeting at 10 a.m. on Monday, August 7, 2023.