Displaying items by tag: NC State Board of Elections
N.C. House Freedom Caucus plans to inspect Durham County voting machines
DURHAM — Members of the N.C. House Freedom Caucus said that they plan to inspect voting machines in Durham County to check for an internet connection, which could make them vulnerable to fraud.
N.C. Board of Elections votes to rehire Brinson Bell as executive director
RALEIGH — The N.C. Board of Elections voted Friday, May 14, to rehire Karen Brinson Bell as executive director. Board members Tommy Tucker and Stacey “Four” Eggers were the only dissenting votes.
Collusive settlements bill moves through N.C. Senate
RALEIGH — The N.C. Senate passed a bill along party lines on Tuesday, April 27, that would require the state attorney general’s office to get sign-off from the legislature before reaching a settlement on a lawsuit in which the General Assembly is a party.
State Board receives national award for 2020 poll worker recruitment efforts
RALEIGH — The State Board of Elections on Thursday received a 2020 Clearinghouse Award for Best Practices in Recruiting, Retaining and Training Poll Workers. The State Board won the national award for its Democracy Heroes campaign, which recruited nearly 60,000 election workers across the state for the 2020 general election.
State Board of Elections moves to restrict poll watchers
RALEIGH — New restrictions on poll-watchers proposed by the State Board of Elections would make the logistics of maintaining election integrity much more difficult for N.C. political parties.
State Board of Elections recommends delaying 2021 elections, 2022 primary
RALEIGH — With new U.S. Census data not expected until September, the State Board of Elections is recommending moving all of this year’s municipal elections to 2022.
State Board delays switch of Constitution and Green Parties’ voters to unaffiliated status
RALEIGH — The State Board of Elections on Tuesday voted unanimously to wait until June 12 to move members of the Constitution and Green parties to unaffiliated status in order to give the parties time to try to gather enough signatures to regain recognition in North Carolina.
Green, Constitution parties lose ballot access in North Carolina
ROCKINGHAM — Thirty-nine registered voters in Richmond County and more than 9,000 across North Carolina are affiliated with parties no longer recognized by the state.
Chief justice outcome may depend on election board independence
RALEIGH — The ballots have been counted. Twice. Some will be counted again. Maybe all of them. Even after that, North Carolinians may not know who will be the chief justice of the state Supreme Court in 2021.
State Board certifies election results from historic 2020 general election
RALEIGH — The bipartisan State Board of Elections on Tuesday voted to certify nearly all contests in the 2020 general election, including the presidential contest.
