North Carolina Election Board Announces Provisional Ballot Count by County, Affirms Voter Eligibility Scrutiny

In accordance with state law, the North Carolina State Board of Elections has released the tally of provisional ballots from the November 5 general election, broken down by voting method and county. This data, provided in a PDF accessible on their website, offers a detailed view of the votes cast under provisional status.

These provisional ballots serve as a critical mechanism for those whose eligibility came into question at their polling location, be it from their name’s absence on the rolls, to discrepancies around their qualifications to participate in specific parts of the election. Voters facing these issues were assigned provisional ballots while a pertinent county board of elections undertook the task of eligibility verification.

Circumstances necessitating the cast of a provisional ballot also arise from a lack of photo identification. Voters without the necessary ID could either fill out a Photo ID Exception Form or were given until 5 p.m. the day before the county canvass, which in the case of the November 5 election, would be November 14, to present proper identification at the county election office.

The fate of these provisional votes hinges upon post-election deliberations by county boards. Each entity will convene following the general election, embarking on a methodical process where the votes become counted upon confirmation of voter eligibility, or discarded should the voter not qualify. The results from these provisional ballots are to be ultimately included in the official tallies during a 10-day canvass period subsequent to Election Day according to the

North Carolina State Board of Elections press release

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As for the broader election landscape, preliminary results continue to be accessible via the Election Results Dashboard. The final confirmation of votes, defined as the county canvass, is slated for November 15, with the State Board penciling November 26 for the state canvass.

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