Public Comment Portal: 2026 Rulemaking - Recounts
Comment on Proposed Rules
The State Board of Elections invites the public to comment on proposed amendments to three existing rules guiding the conduct of recounts following an election. Read the Notice of Text.
Proposed rules:
- Proposed rule 08 NCAC 09 .0106: General Guidelines: The proposed amendments make changes to how a bipartisan team of four is chosen and establish when a recount is officially considered to be completed.
- Proposed rule 08 NCAC 09 .0107: First Recount: The proposed amendments establish how personnel conducting a machine recount are chosen and assigned and establish two options for how ballots rejected by a tabulator in the recount are to be recounted.
- Proposed rule 08 NCAC 09 .0110: Secondary Recounts: The proposed amendment changes the deadline for when a county board of elections must begin a hand-to-eye recount.
The public comment period opens May 15, 2026, and closes at 11:59 p.m. on July 14, 2026. Submitted comments will be compiled and provided to the State Board for its review before its final consideration of the proposed rules.
For more information about the rulemaking process, please visit Rulemaking.