Multiple Counties Still Canvassing Votes
North Carolina’s 100 county boards of elections met Friday to certify that general election votes were counted and tabulated correctly. As of 10:30 p.m., 89 counties had completed the job.
Brunswick, Durham, Halifax, Sampson, and Watauga counties continued canvassing Friday, while Chatham, Craven, Cumberland, Forsyth, Randolph, and Yancey counties planned to resume today.
The process flipped the lead in a state Supreme Court race. Democratic incumbent Allison Riggs now leads by 106 votes. Just days before, she trailed Republican challenger Jefferson Griffin by 10,000 votes. Either candidate could demand a recount but would need to do so by Tuesday at noon.
New Hanover County’s BOE voted Friday to dismiss a protest filed by a board of commissioners candidate alleging absentee and provisional ballot counting laws weren’t followed.
Meanwhile, the Wake County BOE decided to count ballots cast by three people who voted early but died before Election Day.
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