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Raleigh, N.C. — The State Board of Elections has received complaints from county boards of elections and citizens about a recent mailing from a group attempting to register voters in North Carolina.
Published: Thursday, July 2nd, 2026 @ 6:48 pm
By: ENC NOW
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The county boards of elections in Guilford and Rockingham counties on Tuesday morning will begin a partial hand recount of ballots in randomly selected precincts in the N.C. Senate District 26 contest between candidates Phil Berger and Sam Page.
Published: Sunday, April 5th, 2026 @ 6:46 pm
By: ENC NOW
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On Friday, Jan. 19, North Carolina’s 100 county boards of elections will begin sending absentee-by-mail ballots to registered voters who requested a ballot for the 2024 primary election.
Published: Friday, January 19th, 2024 @ 9:22 am
By: ENC NOW
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Cooper's spokesman Jordan Monaghan issued the following comment on the three judge panel's ruling in Wake County on the General Assembly's unconstitutional seizure of appointments to executive branch boards and commissions:
Published: Thursday, December 28th, 2023 @ 5:19 pm
By: Governor's Office
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North Carolina’s election reform bill, Senate Bill 747, would require the state and county boards of elections to provide more information on elections and increase the frequency of list maintenance
Published: Friday, November 17th, 2023 @ 11:36 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The North Carolina State Board of Elections unveiled plans for providing free photo voter identification cards at county boards of elections.
Published: Wednesday, November 1st, 2023 @ 7:45 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Registered voters who do not have an acceptable identification card for voting in North Carolina can now go to their county board of elections office to get a free ID.
Published: Wednesday, August 9th, 2023 @ 10:29 am
By: ENC NOW
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RALEIGH: Gov. Cooper has appointed the following individuals to serve as Chair of the following County Boards of Elections:
Published: Saturday, August 5th, 2023 @ 8:46 am
By: Governor's Office
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In 2023, county boards of elections across North Carolina will conduct several important and required processes designed to keep the state’s voter rolls accurate and up to date.
Published: Saturday, March 4th, 2023 @ 7:59 am
By: ENC NOW
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County boards of elections in North Carolina regularly remove voter registrations of people whom they confirm have died or moved out of the county
Published: Wednesday, February 8th, 2023 @ 10:51 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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County Boards of Election will Make Their Official Vote Counts
Published: Saturday, December 10th, 2022 @ 6:02 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The NC State Board of Elections and county boards of elections are responding to requests from Election Day voters about why their “voter history” records are not yet updated to reflect the fact that they voted on Election Day – November 8, 2022.
Published: Thursday, November 17th, 2022 @ 3:07 pm
By: ENC NOW
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Beginning Friday, September 9, North Carolina’s county boards of elections will begin mailing absentee ballots to voters who request them for the 2022 general election.
Published: Wednesday, September 14th, 2022 @ 9:43 am
By: ENC NOW
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The State Board of Elections wishes to set the record straight after a guest on “Tucker Carlson Tonight” on Fox News this week spread false information about North Carolina elections. The State Board and some county boards of elections have received inquiries about this.
Published: Monday, August 15th, 2022 @ 12:36 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The N.C. State Board of Elections voted along party lines at their board meeting Thursday to reject a request from the NCGOP to have county boards of elections compare absentee ballot signatures with those that they have on file.
Published: Tuesday, July 19th, 2022 @ 8:41 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The State Board of Elections has opened a written public comment period for a request by the North Carolina Republican Party for the State Board to authorize county boards of elections to scrutinize voter signatures on absentee ballot request forms and absentee ballot return envelopes.
Published: Sunday, June 12th, 2022 @ 8:19 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The NC State Board of Elections has won a national award for its work on a program designed to foster better collaboration between the state agency and the 100 county boards of elections and improve the administration of elections for voters and candidates.
Published: Friday, April 22nd, 2022 @ 10:19 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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This week, county boards of elections across North Carolina began sending absentee-by-mail ballots to registered voters who requested them for the May 17 primary and certain municipal elections.
Published: Wednesday, March 30th, 2022 @ 9:13 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Wake County Public School System announced in a letter to parents on its website Friday, Feb. 18, that masks will become optional in their schools “in the coming days,” while Lee and Wayne County school boards voted to immediately lift mask mandates.
Published: Wednesday, February 23rd, 2022 @ 12:06 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Senate on Monday, Nov. 29, passed a bill that would ban county boards of elections from accepting private donations to conduct election services or hire election workers. Senators approved Senate Bill 725 by a vote of 27-19.
Published: Friday, December 10th, 2021 @ 8:48 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A number of key election reforms moved through the N.C. House this week. Included on that list is a bill that switches up the deadline for absentee ballots and another measure that bans outside private money from flowing to county boards of elections.
Published: Saturday, November 20th, 2021 @ 9:32 am
By: Carolina Journal
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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.
Published: Tuesday, November 16th, 2021 @ 10:10 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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As part of the preparations for the 2021 municipal elections, county boards of elections across North Carolina once again will conduct special tests on all voting equipment to be used in the 2021 municipal elections.
Published: Friday, August 13th, 2021 @ 10:26 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Gov. Cooper has appointed the following individuals to serve as Chair of the following County Boards of Elections
Published: Wednesday, August 4th, 2021 @ 1:25 pm
By: Governor's Office
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The State Board of Elections on Tuesday appointed four members to all 100 county boards of elections
Published: Wednesday, July 14th, 2021 @ 3:21 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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In 2021, county boards of elections across North Carolina will conduct several important and required processes designed to keep the state’s voter rolls accurate and up to date.
Published: Thursday, January 14th, 2021 @ 12:41 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Nearly every county has completed the recount, and the historical trend has continued in that the election night vote leader gains more votes through the recount process.
Published: Friday, November 27th, 2020 @ 10:29 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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County boards of elections in Forsyth, Guilford and Mecklenburg counties will resume recounts on Monday in the North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice contest.
Published: Thursday, November 26th, 2020 @ 9:43 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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After coming up over 400 votes short after the final results in the county canvases were tallied, soon-to-be-former Chief Justice Beasley filed election protests in 91 counties.
Published: Tuesday, November 24th, 2020 @ 7:55 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The protests filed by Cheri Beasley in 90 North Carolina Counties have not landed well with County Boards of Elections.
Published: Monday, November 23rd, 2020 @ 10:22 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Fewer than 400 votes. That’s how much N.C. Supreme Court Justice Paul Newby leads Chief Justice Cheri Beasley as county elections boards completed their canvasses earlier this week.
Published: Friday, November 20th, 2020 @ 12:42 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Republicans won a strategic victory on Election Day in North Carolina, claiming several formerly Democratic county commission boards and adding to the pool of candidates they’ll groom for positions in higher public offices.
Published: Thursday, November 19th, 2020 @ 2:50 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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As a statewide recount for a North Carolina Supreme Court contest begins in North Carolina, all 100 county boards of elections recently completed hand-to-eye audits for the 2020 general election, an important step in confirming accurate election results.
Published: Thursday, November 19th, 2020 @ 11:49 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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About 10 county boards of elections in North Carolina are meeting early this week to finalize their 2020 election results
Published: Monday, November 16th, 2020 @ 12:31 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Nine county boards of elections are meeting today to consider a total of at least 4,300 additional absentee by-mail ballots, and approved ballots will be added to the unofficial results on the State Board of Elections website after the meetings.
Published: Monday, November 9th, 2020 @ 10:16 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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As with any election, county boards of elections across North Carolina have begun the 10-day post-election process of counting the remaining ballots and conducting audits to verify the results.
Published: Thursday, November 5th, 2020 @ 12:12 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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County boards of elections in North Carolina will accept mail-in ballots received by November 12, as long as they are postmarked by Election Day, November 3.
Published: Friday, October 30th, 2020 @ 9:56 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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County boards of elections across North Carolina are now contacting voters whose absentee ballot return envelopes were not properly completed to inform them of the steps necessary to ensure their votes are counted.
Published: Wednesday, October 21st, 2020 @ 4:21 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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With 33 days until the November 3 election, county boards of elections have approved the absentee ballots of about 300,000 voters.
Published: Friday, October 2nd, 2020 @ 11:49 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Late last night, merely hours before the review of absentee ballots began, the North Carolina State Board of Elections sent out an email commanding that county boards comply with Director Bell's illegal, unconstitutional memos or be fired.
Published: Wednesday, September 30th, 2020 @ 8:17 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The State Board of Elections invites members of the public to comment on the proposed text of a permanent administrative rule pertaining to the issuance of free voter photo ID cards by county boards of elections.
Published: Friday, November 15th, 2019 @ 4:09 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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