As Hurricane Dorian approaches, the State Board of Elections encourages individuals eligible to vote in September 10 contests to consider casting their ballot during the One-Stop early voting period, which ends Friday (September 6).
Published: Wednesday, September 4th, 2019 @ 5:41 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The State Board of Elections on Thursday (May 23) certified the results of the 3rd Congressional District primary election, which was held April 30.
Published: Thursday, May 23rd, 2019 @ 8:58 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolina will spend $10.9 million to modernize election systems and tighten the security of voters' information
Published: Monday, July 16th, 2018 @ 5:29 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Following today's indictment of Russian military intelligence officers, the office of the N.C. Bipartisan State Board of Elections & Ethics Enforcement Office wishes to assure voters of ongoing efforts to enhance elections security.
Published: Saturday, July 14th, 2018 @ 12:54 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Republicans used their supermajority status to override a pair of Gov. Roy Cooper's vetoes of legislation intended to, in the GOP's view, inject fairness and security into elections
Published: Thursday, June 21st, 2018 @ 12:35 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Under an order from the N.C. Supreme Court, a three-judge panel has struck down part of a 2017 state law creating a bipartisan board overseeing state elections and ethics enforcement
Published: Monday, March 12th, 2018 @ 1:13 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The power struggle between the Republican-led General Assembly and Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper resumed Monday in two cases argued in state Supreme Court
Published: Tuesday, August 29th, 2017 @ 3:16 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The State Board of Elections today announced that Patrick Gannon will join the agency on October 5 as its public information officer
Published: Monday, September 26th, 2016 @ 4:10 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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Elections officials today began issuing ballots to voters who requested to participate by mail
Published: Tuesday, September 13th, 2016 @ 12:22 am
By: Christopher Maye
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State Board of Elections Executive Director Kim Westbrook Strach today issued the following statement regarding the panel decision of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Published: Sunday, July 31st, 2016 @ 3:35 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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Beginning today, voters in North Carolina will have access to an online voter guide for the June 7 primary
Published: Friday, May 13th, 2016 @ 5:31 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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Absentee voting began today in 16 congressional primaries across the state after a federal court in February ordered legislators to redraw district lines. Election day is June 7 and will include a statewide primary for N.C. Supreme Court
Published: Wednesday, April 20th, 2016 @ 3:15 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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The State Board of Elections is reminding voters that tomorrow is Election Day and the deadline to postmark mail-in absentee ballots.
Published: Tuesday, March 15th, 2016 @ 3:19 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Beginning Thursday, voters will have more early voting opportunities than in the 2012 primary, the last comparable election cycle.
Published: Monday, March 7th, 2016 @ 4:37 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The State Board of Elections today released a new public service announcement designed to educate voters on the 2016 voter Id requirements.
Published: Monday, February 8th, 2016 @ 2:13 am
By: Chris Downey
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The State Board of Elections today received word that Democracy North Carolina and other plaintiffs have filed a complaint in federal court claiming violations of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993.
Published: Thursday, January 28th, 2016 @ 9:03 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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The State Board of Elections today announced that 27 presidential candidates will appear on North Carolina’s presidential primary ballot. The North Carolina presidential primary will be held on Tuesday, March 15, 2016.
Published: Tuesday, January 19th, 2016 @ 4:45 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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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.
Published: Sunday, January 17th, 2016 @ 10:23 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Candidate filing begins today at noon across North Carolina, with the State Board of Elections estimating that roughly 2,500 candidates will file before the deadline at noon December 21.
Published: Saturday, January 9th, 2016 @ 11:34 am
By: Chris Downey
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The State Board of Elections today announced that it has hired veteran reporter and anchor Jackie Hyland as the agency's public information officer. Hyland spent more than two decades covering national and local news in New York, Dallas, and Raleigh, most recently at the CBS-affiliate WRAL.
Published: Saturday, January 9th, 2016 @ 5:25 am
By: Chris Downey
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Josh Howard is stepping down as chairman of the State Board of Elections, effective January 1, 2016. Howard announced his plans during a meeting Tuesday morning.
Published: Friday, January 8th, 2016 @ 9:43 am
By: Chris Downey
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The State Board of Elections today released a new public service announcement regarding voter ID requirements set to begin in 2016. Ads are slated to run on television and radio through the 2016 Election Cycle.
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 1:07 am
By: Chris Downey
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September 22 is National Voter Registration Day, and the State Board of Elections is encouraging North Carolina's 6.38 million voters to check their registration status online.
Published: Tuesday, September 29th, 2015 @ 3:10 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Judge James L. Baker was sworn in today as the third Republican member of the bipartisan State Board of Elections.
Published: Sunday, September 20th, 2015 @ 3:47 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Chairman Josh Howard has accepted the resignation of Paul Foley from the State Board of Elections.
Published: Thursday, July 16th, 2015 @ 6:08 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The State Board of Elections on Wednesday will host the first of nine public hearings on proposed rules for the implementation of voter ID requirements that takes effect in 2016.
Published: Wednesday, June 3rd, 2015 @ 4:26 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The State Board of Elections today released demographic statistics for the 2014 General Election.
Published: Tuesday, December 23rd, 2014 @ 12:03 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The State Board of Elections results website has encountered intermittent outages and updating lags.
Published: Thursday, November 6th, 2014 @ 9:07 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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More North Carolinians voted early and within fewer days than in any prior midterm election. This was the first general election held under a compacted 10-day one-stop early voting schedule.
Published: Tuesday, November 4th, 2014 @ 10:41 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The State Board of Elections today completed an audit of more than 10,000 registered voters with questionable citizenship status.
Published: Monday, November 3rd, 2014 @ 2:59 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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One-stop early voting begins Thursday at 367 sites across North Carolina, the most sites ever offered during a midterm election.
Published: Friday, October 24th, 2014 @ 11:12 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The U.S. Supreme Court today stayed a federal appeals court order that would have enjoined parts of North Carolina's new voting law regarding same-day registration and out-of-precinct voting.
Published: Thursday, October 9th, 2014 @ 12:00 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Fourth Circuit today reinstated same-day registration and out-of-precinct voting ahead of the General Election in November.
Published: Saturday, October 4th, 2014 @ 2:45 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The State Board of Elections today announced there will be more early voting locations across North Carolina than in any prior off-year election.
Published: Thursday, September 25th, 2014 @ 11:27 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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