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County boards of elections begin regular voter list maintenance processes
RALEIGH — 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.
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.
OPINION: Parity extends down the ballot
In 2020, North Carolina Republicans and Democrats took their respective cases to the public. Each party asked voters to put them fully in charge of North Carolina government.
N.C. waits … and waits … for resolution as election results trickle out
RALEIGH — The waiting truly is the hardest part.
As election results trickle in, North Carolinians are watching, trying to make sense of which ballots we’re counting, which races are safe to predict, and which races may flip.
Before polls open, record numbers of N.C. voters have made their decisions
It’s Election Day, but a record number of North Carolinians have already decided.
Supreme Court refuses to block N.C. absentee ballot deadline extension
RALEIGH — Elections officials in North Carolina will count absentee ballots mailed in by Nov. 12, nine days after Election Day. The U.S. Supreme Court, by a 5-3 vote, refused Republican legislative leaders’ request to enforce a state law setting the ballot deadline at Nov. 6.
Absentee ballot request deadline is 5 p.m. Tuesday
RALEIGH — Less than two days remain for voters to request a ballot by mail in the 2020 general election. The absentee ballot request deadline is 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27.
What will we actually know about ballot results on Election Day?
RALEIGH — Given voting challenges amid COVID-19, what can you actually expect to know about ballot results at the close of Election Day?
County boards of elections now contacting voters with absentee ballot deficiencies
RALEIGH — 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.
DOJ establishes local contacts for November 2020 election
GREENSBORO — United States Attorney Matthew G.T. Martin announced (Thursday) that Assistant U.S. Attorney JoAnna McFadden has been appointed to serve as the district election officer for the Middle District of North Carolina, and in that capacity is responsible for overseeing the District’s handling of complaints of election fraud and voting rights concerns in consultation with Justice Department Headquarters in Washington.
