NC Elections Board under Sam Hayes has implemented upgrades like the Registration Repair Project and plans to revamp its SEIMS system by 2027.

The small eastern North Carolina town of Whitakers has a tie for one of the spots on its Board of Commissioners, and it's being settled Monday by drawing a name from a box. And for one of the candidates,

IT’S ELECTION DAY ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE FLOCKING TO THE POLLS TO CAST THEIR BALLOTS. HERE IN NORTH CAROLINA, VOTERS WILL DECIDE. MANY LOCAL RACES. EXCUSE ME? FROM MAYORS TO CITY COUNCIL SEATS WITH BALLOTS OPEN ACROSS OUR AREA,

Elections in Cary, Durham, Fayetteville and beyond will determine local leaders. Here’s what you need to know about voting rules and how to find information on the candidates.

North Carolina had few elections Tuesday that were being watched as indicators of where the state or country might move politically. Democrats one state to our north cruised to victory in the Virginia governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general’s races.

Buncombe County saw higher municipal election turnout Tuesday than it did two years ago, with about 23% of eligible voters casting ballots in Weaverville and Woodfin. A total of 2,702 people voted in those municipalities — more than the 1,891 people who voted in the 2023 municipal elections, according to county officials.

Eight staffers have left the North Carolina State Board of Elections since May, when a new state law shifted control of the board from Democrats to Republicans.