North Carolina’s election night results will remain unofficial while county boards review outstanding ballots and conduct public checks before certifying their totals, the State Board of Elections said in guidance released Tuesday.
RALEIGH - Preliminary North Carolina State Board of Elections data show 3.1% of returned absentee-by-mail ballots in spoiled status at the current stage of the 2026 general election, up from 2.6% at the comparable point in 2022.
WINSTON-SALEM - A federal judge on Monday denied a request to pause North Carolina's absentee-ballot sealing and signature rules during the ongoing election.
RALEIGH - The State Board of Elections says it will send letters this week to 1,392 registered voters flagged as potential noncitizens, while stressing that the notices do not cancel registrations or bar recipients from voting.
RALEIGH - North Carolina’s top election official said Friday the state plans to use a federal citizenship-verification database for voter-list maintenance after the U.S. Supreme Court lifted restrictions that had blocked the expanded system.
GREENSBORO - A federal lawsuit filed Sept. 22 asks a judge to block two North Carolina absentee-ballot directives before the Nov. 3 election, challenging rules for unsealed inner envelopes and voter signatures.
North Carolina opened public comment on whether 29 election rules covering absentee voting, voter ID, observers and campaign finance remain necessary.
North Carolina has opened public comment on filing and disclosure requirements for political-party exempt sales plans.
Objections have delayed 15 sets of North Carolina election rules involving absentee ballots, photo ID, recounts and conduct outside voting sites.
The State Board of Elections selected ReFrame Solutions for a $2.2 million contract to modernize North Carolina’s campaign finance reporting system.
North Carolina’s 2026 Judicial Voter Guide is online, but the State Board says no full printed guide will be mailed because the guide fund is depleted.
North Carolina election rules covering absentee ballots, voter ID, recounts and voting-site procedures are scheduled for review by the state Rules Review Commission this week.
