The State Board of Elections Office is circulating the below outline of post-election processes administered throughout the state’s 100 counties:
Press Releases
The North Carolina State Board of Elections Office early Tuesday directed Durham County to use paper poll books throughout the day after technical problems with electronic poll books were encountered in some precincts.
Senior staff at the N.C. State Board of Elections will hold a press briefing on Election Day.
The State Board of Elections will hold a public meeting by teleconference on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, at 6:00 p.m.
5 things North Carolina voters should remember as they head to the polls on Election Day, Tuesday, November 8
Senior staff at the N.C. State Board of Elections will hold a press briefing on Election Day.
Through early Saturday afternoon, more than 3 million North Carolina voters had cast ballots in the 2016 General Election, either through in-person early voting or by mailing in absentee ballots. That’s 44 percent of the state’s registered voters.
On Election Day, Tuesday (November 8), the State Board of Elections will host media availability sessions outside the BOE office, 441 N. Harrington St., Raleigh, NC 27603. The sessions will be held at 10:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Tuesday. Please keep an eye on your emails for any updates to this schedule. Also, please visit our Twitter feed, @NCSBE, and our Facebook page for important updates on Tuesday. We also remind media representatives of guidelines for filming at polling locations:
Onslow County resident Robert John Dougherty III said in a sworn statement to the N.C. State Board of Elections on Monday (10/31) that he has never committed voter fraud in North Carolina or any other state. He told Board of Elections investigators that a recent social media post he made in which he claimed to have voted for other people was meant to be a “joke” shared between family and friends and was not true. He expressed regret that his post has gone viral, stating that he wished to apologize to the State Board of Elections for causing extra work for elections staff.
The N.C. State Board of Elections is aware that some voters have contacted advocacy groups or elections officials with concerns about touch-screen voting machines in several counties. Similar reports have been made in recent elections, and we take them very seriously. We want to ensure voters that safeguards are in place to ensure touch-screen machines accurately record voters’ selections.