SBE Releases Post-Election Report for 2016 General Election | Eastern North Carolina Now

Press Release:

    RALEIGH, N.C.     The N.C. State Board of Elections on Friday released a report detailing findings of post-election audits and investigations into irregularities following the 2016 elections. The Post-Election Audit Report: General Election 2016 was prepared in response to inquiries from members of Congress, state lawmakers, media organizations and the general public.

    The following is a statement from Kim Westbrook Strach, executive director of the State Board of Elections:

• "This report reflects our agency's commitment to transparency in its effort to investigate election irregularities and fraud, as required by state law. It also provides necessary context to a complicated issue.
• Our agency uses government databases to conduct a series of audits that identify irregularities later reviewed by in-house investigators. Cases are referred to prosecutors when warranted by the evidence.
• One ineligible vote is too many in any election; however, our analysis of irregularities does not indicate any contest was affected in November.
• We improve our processes with every election so North Carolinians can have full confidence in the integrity of elections."

• Contact: Patrick Gannon
•     patrick.gannon@ncsbe.gov