Beginning Thursday, voters will have more early voting opportunities than in the 2012 primary, the last comparable election cycle. More than 360 early voting sites across the state will host 25,300 hours of voting during the 10-day early voting period that ends Saturday March 12.
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State Board of Elections Executive Director Kim Westbrook Strach issued the following statement on the passage of House Bill 2: "Every NC voter should be confident their voice will be heard in all primary contests. In each election, voters should mark their preference in all contests—including candidates for U.S. House appearing on ballots in March. Vote the whole ballot and let us worry about what will count."
In an ongoing effort to educate and inform every voter in North Carolina about voter ID requirements, the State Board of Elections will speak to voters in Perquimans County on Saturday, February 20. The voter education seminar is part of a Black History Month celebration conducted by the “Why Not Perquimans” organization and the Perquimans County NAACP.
The State Board of Elections will hold a non-partisan voter ID educational seminar, Thursday, February 11, at 7pm. The seminar open to the public will take place at the Harnett County Courthouse, 301 West Cornelius Blvd., in Lillington. The event is sponsored by the Harnett County Democratic Party.
The State Board of Elections has posted a webpage containing additional information and documents regarding the special filing period for Superior Court Districts 10C (Wake County) and 20B (Union County). Elections will be for new eight-year terms.
The State Board of Elections will hold a teleconference meeting on Wednesday, February 10, 2016, at 2:00 p.m.
The State Board of Elections today released a new public service announcement designed to educate voters on the 2016 voter ID requirements. The “Be Recognized” ads will air on local television and radio through the 2016 Election cycle, the goal is to make sure every voice is heard at the voting booth. This election voters will be asked to show a photo ID at the polls. If for some reason a voter can’t get an ID, they will still be able to vote.
A. Grant Whitney, Jr. was unanimously selected as Chairman and sworn in today, Friday, January 15, as the third Republican member of the bipartisan State Board of Elections. The Honorable Ann Marie Calabria administered the oath and Whitney’s family was present for the ceremony.
The State Board of Elections will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, January 19, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. in the Auditorium of the Office for Regional Initiatives at the University of North Carolina Pembroke (located in the Carolina Commerce and Technology Center, or COMtech), 115 Livermore Drive, Pembroke, NC.
The State Board of Elections will hold a public meeting on Friday, January 15, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. at its office in Raleigh (441 N. Harrington Street).