NC Board of Elections decides fates of early voting in 20 disputed counties
The board also dropped 16 Sunday voting days across 13 counties and approved more than 1,300 additional early voting hours statewide, officials said.
- On Thursday, the North Carolina State Board of Elections finalized early voting schedules for 20 counties, largely siding with Republican majorities to opt against Sunday voting.
- Disputes emerged after the Republican-led General Assembly stripped Gov. Josh Stein of appointment powers, granting authority to State Auditor Dave Boliek; former liaison Dallas Woodhouse resigned in July amid questions regarding his influence on local schedules.
- While advocates argue Sunday voting accommodates working families and "Souls to the Polls" initiatives, some officials cite staffing costs; in Pitt County, the board voted 3-2 to exclude Sunday voting.
- In Rowan County, the board approved a 14-day compromise including Sunday, Oct. 25, resolving a months-long stalemate, while Columbus County nixed Sunday voting but gained five early-voting sites.
- Early voting for the November general election runs Oct. 15 through Oct. 31. Bishop William Barber warned further restrictions could prompt legal challenges and mobilization among voting-rights advocates.
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The partisan corruption of North Carolina's early voting plans
When North Carolina’s State Board of Elections met August 20 to decide early voting options for 20 counties where local boards couldn’t agree, it surprised no one that Auditor Dave Boliek’s GOP majority largely chose plans crafted by Republicans. Read More: Cardinal & Pine’s 2026 Voter Guide for North Carolina What was surprising, was the immediacy of the campaign to rehabilitate Boliek’s reputation by couching 2026 early voting plans as a vict…
The North Carolina State Election Board (NCSBE) approved Thursday amendments to the 20-county advance voting plans, whose members of the local electoral boards failed to reach unanimous agreement. The entry North Carolina Elections 2026: State Board approves changes in early voting in 20 counties was first published in Latin NC Link. North Carolina Elections 2026: State Board approves changes in early voting in 20 counties was first posted on Au…
NC Elections Board decides early voting plans for 20 counties, mostly siding with GOP
State Board of Elections mostly backs fewer Sundays, more Saturdays in early voting plans. Increasing evidence of auditor staff interference. NC Elections Board decides early voting plans for 20 counties, mostly siding with GOP is a story from Carolina Public Press, an award-winning independent newsroom. Our breakthrough journalism shines a light on the critical overlooked and under-reported issues facing North Carolina’s more than 11 million re…
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