North Carolina Elections Board Injects Parts of Delayed Rules Into Last-Minute Absentee Ballot Guidance for Counties

North Carolina elections board injects parts of delayed rules into last-minute absentee ballot guidance for counties

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Mere hours before thousands of absentee ballots started going out in North Carolina, the State Board of Elections voted along party lines to change how counties handle problems when those ballots come back. The updated guidance, known as numbered memos, was not made publicly available until Friday morning. Some of the [...]

NC State Board of Elections approves changes to how counties should handle absentee ballots

The new guidance comes as absentee ballots are being mailed out.

NCSBE approves new absentee ballot guidance in 3-2 vote

On Friday, the North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) voted remotely 3-2 along party lines to approve revised guidance on numbered memos for county election officials on how to handle absentee ballots that were returned.

N.C. Board of Elections votes on changes for mail-in ballots

Friday was the first day that mail-in ballots were sent to voters across North Carolina.

NC elections officials update procedures for absentee ballot deficiencies

RALEIGH — The North Carolina State Board of Elections has issued updated procedures for county election officials to follow when absentee ballots have missing i