Press Releases

Nov 15, 2019
The State Board of Elections invites members of the public to comment on the proposed text of a permanent administrative rule pertaining to the issuance of free voter photo ID cards by county boards of elections.
Nov 5, 2019
The Voter Search and other voter tools on the State Board of Elections’ website are now restored after being offline for about an hour Tuesday morning.
Nov 4, 2019
Municipal elections will be held Tuesday (November 5) in 92 North Carolina counties, where voters will choose mayors, other local elected officials and referendums.
Nov 1, 2019
State Elections Director Karen Brinson Bell on Friday approved 49 additional types of student and employee photo identification for use in the 2020 elections.
Oct 23, 2019
The State Board of Elections is reminding colleges and universities, charter schools and state and local governments about upcoming deadlines to submit applications for their IDs to be eligible for use by voters in 2020.
Oct 17, 2019
The State Board of Elections on Thursday launched a campaign to inform voters about the many ways North Carolina elections officials and their security partners safeguard elections, and to empower voters to take an active role in the process.
Oct 11, 2019
The State Board of Elections will hold a telephonic meeting beginning at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, October 18, 2019.
Sep 27, 2019
The State Board of Elections will hold an in-person meeting beginning at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 1, 2019, in the agency’s boardroom on the third floor of the Dobbs Building, 430 N. Salisbury St., Raleigh.
Sep 10, 2019
The State Board of Elections will hold a telephonic meeting beginning at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday, September 10, 2019.
Sep 10, 2019
The State Board of Elections will conduct regional public demonstrations of newly certified voting systems this month in five locations across North Carolina.