NC Board of Elections

Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and Gov.-elect Josh Stein have filed another lawsuit against a GOP-inspired law that strips away powers from several incoming Democratic state leaders. The newest suit filed Monday focuses on a key provision in the law that moves state election board appointment powers from the governor to the state auditor.

As of Tuesday, local elections offices in 13 of the 25-county federal-disaster declaration area of western North Carolina remained closed.

On Monday, the North Carolina State Board of Elections held an emergency meeting to adopt a resolution allowing officials in counties slammed by Helene to reschedule stat

State and county elections officials in North Carolina are accustomed to sudden and frequent change to voting rules and schedules.

A panel of North Carolina judges is considering arguments from lawyers for Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and Republican legislators about whether changes to election boards should be struck down or upheld.

A group of Forsyth County Republicans is taking a protest about the midterm election to state officials after the group’s complaint was dismissed by the county Board of Elections last week.

The North Carolina State Board of Elections will have a High Country feel to it.

State elections officials are bracing for major impacts on voting in this year's election in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. 

Former state elections board chairman Josh Malcolm, who indirectly sparked an election fraud investigation, said Thursday he will not serve on a new board.