News
NC Board of Elections discusses updating 2 photo ID rules
After the public comment period closes, the NCSBE will decide whether to approve the amendments before sending them to the Rules Review Commission.
News
Guilford official: Berger election protest claim ‘highly unlikely’
Guilford County’s elections director says it is “highly unlikely” that voters eligible to cast ballots in last month’s Senate District 26 Republican primary didn’t get the proper ballot.
News
Senate overrides governor, transferring elections authority to state auditor
The Senate overrided the veto in a 30 to 19 vote on Monday along party lines after a brief recess due to loud disruptions from protestors, prompting Senate President and Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson to clear the gallery.
Opinion
Election data problems are due to mistakes not malice
There are times when citizens should be angry with election officials. For example, people were properly up in arms when the State Board of Elections (SBE) twice tried to illegally suppress election observers over the past few years. Another example is when the SBE participated in a “Sue and Settle” scheme to alter election laws...
News
Successful poll worker recruitment paves the way for election transparency
The three most populated counties in the state – Wake, Mecklenburg, and Guilford – are all on track with poll worker recruitment, officials report.
News
New NC Board of Elections members sworn in
On Wednesday, the North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) officially appointed three new members, who will serve four-year terms, and selected a new chairman. The new board gave executive director Karen Brinson Bill a new two-year term. The NCSBE, responsible for overseeing elections in North Carolina and collaborating with 100 county boards, acts as...
News
Board of Elections announces Voter ID in 2023 municipal elections
On Friday, the North Carolina State Board of Elections announced that voters will be required to show valid identification in order to vote in the 2023 municipal elections.
News
NC Board of Elections extends voting 1 hour in 3 precincts with delays
The N.C. State Board of Elections (NCSBE) had an emergency meeting at 2:30 p.m. on Election Day to extend voting for three precincts that had experienced delays. The board voted unanimously to approve a motion to extend voting for one additional hour at all three.
News
Lawsuit links Governor’s office to effort blocking Green Party from ballot
In the July 14 lawsuit filed by the N.C. Green Party against the N.C. State Board of Elections (NCSBE), the NCGP pointed to identical language used in public records requests by an Elias Law Group attorney, Elizabeth Poston; and Amelia Brown, an alleged legal intern for Gov. Roy Cooper, as potential evidence that the governor’s...
News
NC Green Party files lawsuit against BOE over ballot access
The North Carolina Green Party reached out to Carolina Journal and other media on July 14 with news that they had filed suit against the N.C. State Board of Elections (NCSBE) over their exclusion from the 2022 midterm ballots as a recognized party. They ask that the court declare their exclusion by the NCSBE unconstitutional...
News
State: New Election Maps Would Cause Confusion, Add Costs
If a three-judge federal court panel does not freeze its order to redraw a new congressional election map by Feb. 19 the result would be voter confusion, inability to protect the integrity of the electoral process, suppressed voter and candidate turnout, and more than $12 million of increased taxpayer expenses, according to an affidavit filed...
Podcast
N.C. Board of Elections Gears Up For 2016 Election
Rick Henderson on changes in election law & state board staff; Fred Barnes on key election issues; Becki Gray on recent fiscal reforms; Rebecca Tippett on impact of millennials on life in NC; Troy Kickler on NC's history as a battleground state
