Things to keep in mind ahead of election night in North Carolina

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – Nov. 8 is Election Day for the 2022 normal election. Right here is your information to unofficial counts, provisional ballots and different subjects that have a tendency to return up round Election Day.

The N.C. State Board of Elections notes that energy outages, printer jams, lengthy traces and different minor disruptions are par for the course on election day. Between over 2,650 Election Day polling locations, a few of them will probably hit some bumps within the street. In a case whereby voting is stopped for quarter-hour or extra, the Board can lengthen voting on the affected websites at some stage in the interruption. Notice that votes after 7:30 p.m. will probably be thought-about provisional ballots, that means they received’t be counted till after Election Day.

Additionally, outcomes on the evening of the election are unofficial: county boards don’t certify outcomes till Nov. 18 and the State board doesn’t certify till Nov. 29. Nonetheless, the Related Press will name a winner as soon as there is no such thing as a manner for his or her opponents to catch up in votes. The Board of Elections web site could have outcomes as they’re reported in by the assorted counties.

By the top of election evening, the board expects that about 99 % of all ballots will probably be reported on the unofficial outcomes. These embrace votes solid by way of one-stop early voting, by-mail absentee votes acquired by 5 p.m. on Nov. 7 and non-provisional Election Day votes.

Absentee ballots postmarked by Election Day and acquired by 5 p.m. on Nov. 14, abroad and army absentee ballots acquired by 6 p.m. on Nov. 17 and all provisional ballots are usually not reported till after Election Day.

Per the State Board of Elections, the approximate timeline for outcomes reporting is:

• 7:30 p.m.: Polls shut.
• 7:30 p.m.–9 p.m.: Counties report outcomes of one-stop early voting and absentee by-mail ballots acquired by 5 p.m. Monday, November 7.
• 7:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m.: Precinct officers hand-deliver Election Day outcomes to county boards of elections workplaces.
• 8:30 p.m.–midnight: Election Day precinct outcomes are reported; reporting continues till all Election Day unofficial outcomes are posted.

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