Press Releases

Apr 20, 2016
Absentee voting is underway for the June 7th primary. In an ongoing effort to inform and educate every voter in North Carolina about voter ID requirements, Voter Outreach Specialist Dr. Lee Cooley from the State Board of Elections will speak to voters in Greene County on Thursday, April 21, 2016. The event is hosted by the Greene County Board of Elections and starts at 7 p.m. at the Greene County Senior Center, 104 Greenridge Road, Snow Hill, NC 28580.
Apr 19, 2016
Absentee voting began today in 16 congressional primaries across the state after a federal court in February ordered legislators to redraw district lines.  Election day is June 7 and will include a statewide primary for N.C. Supreme Court. 
Apr 1, 2016
The State Board of Elections today designated a special filing for the office of Superior Court Judge in District 3B, beginning at noon on Monday, April 4th and ending at noon on Friday, April 8.  The filing period follows the resignation this week of Superior Court Judge Kenneth F. Crow.
Mar 16, 2016
Filing begins today at noon for candidates seeking nomination to the U.S. House of Representatives under new district lines still awaiting approval by a federal court in Winston Salem. Filing also opens for the Supreme Court of North Carolina.  Filing will close at noon on Friday, March 25.  A list of candidates will update periodically online.
Mar 15, 2016
The State Board of Elections will hold an emergency public meeting by teleconference on Tuesday, March 15, 2016, at 6:30 p.m. to consider extending closing times at precincts affected by delays in excess of 15 minutes.
Mar 14, 2016
The State Board of Elections is reminding voters that tomorrow is Election Day and the deadline to postmark mail-in absentee ballots. Ballots postmarked on or before Election Day will be accepted through March 18, though military and overseas voters have until March 21
Mar 11, 2016
The State Board of Elections will hold an emergency public meeting by teleconference on Saturday, March 12, 2016, at 9:00 a.m.
Mar 10, 2016
The State Board of Elections today designated a special filing period for qualified candidates to file for election for State Supreme Court. Qualified candidates may file from noon on Wednesday, March 16 to noon on Friday, March 25 at the State Board of Elections office at 441 North Harrington Street in Raleigh.
Mar 9, 2016
With election day less than a week away, the State Board of Elections is reminding journalists and the public of guidelines for filming at polling locations.
Mar 7, 2016
The State Board of Elections will hold a public meeting by teleconference on Thursday, March 10, 2016, at 10:00 a.m.