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NC Senate Leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, is asking the North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) to conduct a hand-eye recount in his race against Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page.
Published: Tuesday, March 24th, 2026 @ 12:42 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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With a little over a week to go before the state’s primary elections, Mount Olive native Ron Herring has been named as the director of election security and enforcement for the North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE), effective immediately.
Published: Tuesday, February 24th, 2026 @ 12:17 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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For nearly a decade now, the composition and ownership of the North Carolina Board of Elections (NCSBE) have been a contested battle between the General Assembly and the Governor.
Published: Sunday, July 6th, 2025 @ 9:18 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Karen Brinson Bell, executive director of the NC State Board of Elections, recently was elected incoming president of the National Association of State Election Directors (NASED), putting her in line to serve as association president in 2026.
Published: Friday, February 14th, 2025 @ 7:05 pm
By: ENC NOW
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Today, the North Carolina State Board of Elections will be considering a complaint today that challenges former President Donald Trump’s ability to be on the ballot.
Published: Sunday, March 3rd, 2024 @ 1:20 pm
By: ENC NOW
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Karen Brinson Bell, executive director of the NC State Board of Elections, recently was elected vice president of the National Association of State Election Directors (NASED).
Published: Friday, February 23rd, 2024 @ 1:10 pm
By: ENC NOW
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Lawyers representing the NC State Board of Elections and local district attorneys urge a federal judge to reject a request from critics of state felon voting restrictions.
Published: Saturday, October 28th, 2023 @ 10:04 am
By: Carolina Journal
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In the wake of the April 28 NC Supreme Court ruling requiring government-issued photo identification in order to vote in North Carolina elections, exception forms created by the NC State Board of Elections (NCSBE) have been introduced that would allow individuals to vote
Published: Saturday, October 21st, 2023 @ 6:15 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The following are prepared remarks of Karen Brinson Bell, executive director of the NC State Board of Elections, at a virtual press availability at 9 a.m. October 18, 2023:
Published: Friday, October 20th, 2023 @ 9:42 am
By: ENC NOW
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Concord, N.C. – The State Board of Elections on Sunday voted to recognize the No Labels Party as an official political party in North Carolina.
Published: Tuesday, August 15th, 2023 @ 12:45 am
By: ENC NOW
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Included in the North Carolina Senate budget proposal is repealing the State Board of Elections’ (NCSBE) authorization to join the Electronic Registration Information Center, Inc. (ERIC).
Published: Thursday, June 22nd, 2023 @ 8:34 am
By: Carolina Journal
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This week on The Debrief:
Published: Tuesday, June 13th, 2023 @ 2:56 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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In a meeting scheduled for Wednesday at noon, the State Board of Elections is expected to swear in three new members for four-year terms and elect a chairman.
Published: Sunday, June 11th, 2023 @ 5:47 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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RALEIGH, NC -- The State Board of Elections will hold an in-person meeting at noon on Wednesday, May 10, 2023.
Published: Tuesday, May 30th, 2023 @ 6:37 pm
By: ENC NOW
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RALEIGH, NC -- The State Board of Elections will hold an in-person meeting at noon on Wednesday, May 10, 2023.
Published: Tuesday, May 23rd, 2023 @ 8:42 am
By: ENC NOW
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Karen Brinson Bell, executive director of the NC State Board of Elections, was sworn in late last week as secretary of the National Association of State Election Directors (NASED).
Published: Thursday, February 23rd, 2023 @ 2:43 am
By: ENC NOW
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With post-election processes -- including required audits -- nearly complete, the NC State Board of Elections will meet on Tuesday, November 29, to certify final results of the 2022 general election.
Published: Friday, November 25th, 2022 @ 5:36 pm
By: ENC NOW
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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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RALEIGH, NC – As North Carolina’s early voting period wraps up this Saturday, the State Board of Elections offers the following tips for voters who choose to go to the polls on Election Day, Tuesday, November 8:
Published: Thursday, November 10th, 2022 @ 7:42 pm
By: ENC NOW
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On Oct. 13, the Wake County Superior Court ruled in favor of Republicans that at-large poll observers would have more flexibility than precinct-specific observers, but sided with the state’s board of elections that the absentee ballot deadline could be moved to a later date
Published: Tuesday, November 1st, 2022 @ 10:50 am
By: Carolina Journal
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In recent months, the Democrat-controlled North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) has been at odds with conservatives on a number of fronts, causing Republicans to accuse the board of partisanship.
Published: Sunday, October 23rd, 2022 @ 10:58 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, the Republican National Committee (RNC), North Carolina Republican Party (NCGOP), and the Clay County Republican Party Chair sued the North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) for its unlawful actions restricting party election observers and extending the delivery deadline
Published: Friday, September 16th, 2022 @ 7:14 pm
By: ENC NOW
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On Tuesday, Democrats filed an emergency motion to stay federal Judge James Dever’s decision last week to order the North Carolina State Board of Elections to place the Green Party’s candidates on the ballot.
Published: Thursday, August 11th, 2022 @ 8:28 am
By: Carolina Journal
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he final step in the N.C. Green Party’s journey to be on the state’s 2022 ballots may be in sight, as Judge James Dever, the federal judge overseeing the NCGP’s lawsuit against the N.C. State Board of Elections, released an order Monday signaling the case was made “moot” by the NCSBE’s decision.
Published: Friday, August 5th, 2022 @ 12:05 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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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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The NC State Board of Elections on Monday approved in-person early voting plans for the 2022 primary election for Bladen, Columbus, Gates, Lincoln, Pasquotank, Surry, and Chatham counties.
Published: Thursday, March 10th, 2022 @ 11:42 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The N.C. State Board of Elections is asking a three-judge panel to set Feb. 24 as the start date of a new candidate filing period for 2022 elections.
Published: Friday, January 7th, 2022 @ 2:14 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. State Board of Elections recently removed analog modems from voting equipment in five counties, a move that has drawn criticism from the N.C. House Freedom Caucus.
Published: Friday, December 31st, 2021 @ 2:33 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The section starts on page 57, but here is the bottom line on page 59
Published: Thursday, April 1st, 2021 @ 7:48 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Republican Party of North Carolina submitted a letter to the North Carolina Board of Elections noting our concern with the proposed rule changes.
Published: Wednesday, February 24th, 2021 @ 8:24 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The NC State Board of Elections dealt with a difficulty in how to conduct a recount with a practical solution
Published: Monday, December 14th, 2020 @ 1:12 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper accepted the nomination for Stacy “Four” Eggers, IV as the newest member of the State Board of Elections.
Published: Sunday, October 11th, 2020 @ 10:57 am
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Roy Cooper announced today that he accepted the nominations for Carr McLamb and Tommy Tucker as the newest members of the State Board of Elections.
Published: Saturday, October 10th, 2020 @ 2:16 am
By: Governor's Office
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Last night, I wrote how it was incredible that the State Board of Elections (SBE) appointed SBE Executive Director Karen Brinson Bell to negotiate a settlement to a lawsuit on absentee ballots and other election rules
Published: Tuesday, September 29th, 2020 @ 12:53 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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The day after the state announced a settlement with Democratic super-litigator Marc Elias likely gutting absentee ballot protections, the State Board of Elections’ two Republican members resigned.
Published: Friday, September 25th, 2020 @ 2:28 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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In an April 22 memo to Gov. Roy Cooper and the NC General Assembly, State Board of Elections (SBE) Executive Director Karen Brinson Bell predicted a “30% to 40% voter absentee-by-mail participation rate (compared to a 4% to 5% rate traditionally)” in the general election this November.
Published: Thursday, June 11th, 2020 @ 11:45 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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The NCGOP applauds the Rules Commission’s unanimous rejection of the election law changes proposed by the State Board of Elections
Published: Sunday, May 24th, 2020 @ 1:44 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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On May 11, I noted that the State Board of Elections (SBE) was proposing to expand the emergency powers of SBE Executive Director Karen Brinson Bell
Published: Wednesday, May 20th, 2020 @ 2:43 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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