NC State Board of Elections

NCSBE head reflects on first year, modernization

April 9, 2026 A.P. Dillon

This is Part 1 of a two-part interview. RALEIGH — Sam Hayes, executive director of the North Carolina State Board of Elections, reflected on his first 10 months in the role during a March interview […]

Herring picked to lead new election security, enforcement post

March 7, 2026 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — North Carolina State Board of Elections Director Sam Hayes announced the appointment of Ron Herring as director of election security and enforcement last week. The announcement said Herring’s appointment was “effective immediately.” The […]

Elections Modernization commission holds first meeting

March 5, 2026 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The North Carolina State Board of Elections’ Modernization of Election Data Systems Commission held its inaugural meeting last Tuesday in Raleigh. State Auditor Dave Boliek, who launched the commission in early February, chaired the meeting. The Feb. 24 meeting was […]

NC voters given more time to fix registrations

February 27, 2026 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A joint consent agreement to end a 2024 lawsuit over incomplete vote registrations in North Carolina was filed last Monday in federal court. The agreement will give more than 73,000 North Carolina voters additional time to update their […]

Elections board disqualifies US Senate candidate

February 12, 2026 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The State Board of Elections voted to uphold the challenge of Margot Dupre as a North Carolina U.S. Senate candidate, meaning her name will still appear on the ballot in March but any […]

State Board of Elections urged to investigate nonresidential addresses

January 23, 2026 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Following news that North Carolina has been issuing trucking licenses illegally to foreign individuals, N.C. State Auditor Dave Boliek issued a letter to the N.C. State Board of Elections last week asking it […]

Sunday voting, early voting sites pared

January 22, 2026 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — During its meeting last week, the North Carolina State Board of Elections voted to end Sunday early voting in some counties as well as early in-person voting sites at a handful of colleges and universities. […]

Court rules for NCGA on boards, judicial appointments

January 16, 2026 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 in favor of the General Assembly over Gov. Josh Stein in the lawsuit involving a state law that changed certain appointments last Wednesday. Court of Appeals Judge […]

NCDMV agrees to actions to catch noncitizen voter registrations

December 12, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles has agreed to take actions to protect voter registration integrity, according to a Dec. 2 press release from Western District of North Carolina’s U.S. Attorney Russ […]

Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE)

State Board of Elections approves program to ID noncitizens on voter rolls

December 1, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The North Carolina State Board of Elections voted to authorize its executive director to enter a memorandum of understanding with the Department of Homeland Security to use a long-standing federal system for identifying […]