Press Releases

Tue, Nov 16, 2021
11:49 a.m: The State Board of Elections will hold a remote beginning at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, November 23, 2021.
Wed, Nov 10, 2021
4:03 p.m: In continued efforts to ensure confidence in North Carolina elections, 17 county boards of elections will pilot risk-limiting audits of the November 2, 2021 municipal elections.
Thu, Nov 4, 2021
12:12 p.m: Under state law, election officials must release the number of provisional ballots cast in each county by noon two days after each election.
Tue, Nov 2, 2021
7:18 a.m: After the November 2, 2021 municipal elections, the State Board of Elections will randomly select precincts, early voting sites and absentee-by-mail ballots to be counted by hand in each county with a municipal election.
Tue, Nov 2, 2021
Karen Brinson Bell, executive director of the State Board of Elections, gave the following comments at a media availability at noon on municipal Election Day.
Tue, Nov 2, 2021
7:03 p.m: The North Carolina State Board of Elections voted Tuesday to extend voting at one precinct after the polling site ran out of ballots for a certain ballot type.
Tue, Nov 2, 2021
The State Board of Elections will hold a remote meeting beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 2, 2021.
Mon, Nov 1, 2021
The State Board of Elections’ executive director and legal counsel will be available at noon Tuesday for a dial-in media briefing.
Fri, Oct 29, 2021
The State Board is offering 10 tips for Election Day voters ahead of the 2021 municipal elections.
Wed, Oct 13, 2021
In-person early voting for the November 2, 2021 municipal elections begins Thursday, October 14 and ends Saturday, October 30.