§ 163-182.6 – Abstracts.
163-182.6. Abstracts. (a) Abstracts to Be Prepared by County Board of Elections. – As soon as the county canvass has been completed, the county board of elections shall prepare abstracts of all the ballot items in a form prescribed by the State Board of Elections. The county board shall prepare those abstracts in triplicate originals. […]
§ 163-182.7 – Ordering recounts.
163-182.7. Ordering recounts. (a) Discretionary Recounts. – The county board of elections or the State Board of Elections may order a recount when necessary to complete the canvass in an election. The county board may not order a recount where the State Board of Elections has already denied a recount to the petitioner. (b) Mandatory […]
§ 163-182.7A – Additional provisions for hand-to-eye recounts.
163-182.7A. Additional provisions for hand-to-eye recounts. (a) The rules promulgated by the State Board of Elections for recounts shall provide that if the initial recount is not hand-to-eye, and if the recount does not reverse the results, the candidate who had originally been entitled to a recount may, within 24 hours of the completion of […]
§ 163-182.8 – Determining result in case of a tie.
163-182.8. Determining result in case of a tie. If the count, upon completion of canvass by the proper board of elections, shows a tie vote other than in a primary, the tie shall be resolved as follows: (1) If more than 5,000 voters cast official ballots in the ballot item, the State Board of Elections […]
§ 163-182.9 – Filing an election protest.
163-182.9. Filing an election protest. (a) Who May File a Protest With County Board. – A protest concerning the conduct of an election may be filed with the county board of elections by any registered voter who was eligible to vote in the election or by any person who was a candidate for nomination or […]
§ 163-182.10 – Consideration of protest by county board of elections.
163-182.10. Consideration of protest by county board of elections. (a) Preliminary Consideration. – The following principles shall apply to the initial consideration of election protests by the county board of elections: (1) The county board shall, as soon as possible after the protest is filed, meet to determine whether the protest substantially complies with G.S. […]
§ 163-182.2 – Initial counting of official ballots.
163-182.2. Initial counting of official ballots. (a) The initial counting of official ballots shall be conducted according to the following principles: (1) Vote counting at the precinct shall occur immediately after the polls close and shall be continuous until completed. (2) Vote counting at the precinct shall be conducted with the participation of precinct officials […]
§ 163-182.3 – Responsibility of chief judge.
163-182.3. Responsibility of chief judge. The chief judge of each precinct shall be responsible for the adherence of the precinct officials to the State Board rules for counting, reporting, and transmitting official ballots. (2001-398, s. 3; 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).)
§ 163-182.4 – Jurisdiction for certain ballot items.
163-182.4. Jurisdiction for certain ballot items. (a) Jurisdiction of County Board of Elections. – As used in this Part, the county board of elections shall have jurisdiction over the following: (1) Offices of that county, including clerk of superior court and register of deeds. (2) Membership in either house of the General Assembly from a […]
§ 163-182 – Definitions.
163-182. Definitions. In addition to the definitions stated below, the definitions set forth in Article 14A of this Chapter also apply to this Article. As used in this Article, the following definitions apply: (1) "Abstract" means a document signed by the members of the board of elections showing the votes for each candidate and ballot […]