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NORA NELL JARRETT, DIRECTOR
Phone Number: (828) 688-3101
Fax Number: (828) 688-1651
E-mail: mitchell.boe@ncmail.net
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OFFICE HOURS OF OPERATION
8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday
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Meeting
Board of Elections
Location
Board of Elections Office
When
Twice Weekly During Absentee Voting Period
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DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW
The purpose of the Board of Elections is to exercise all powers granted to such boards by the State Board of Elections. They shall perform all the duties imposed upon them by the laws set by the State Board of Elections – to hold fair and honest elections.
Appointments:
In every county of North Carolina, there is a county Board of Elections, consisting on 3 persons of good moral character who are registered voters in the county in which they are to act.
The County Chairman of each political party shall have the right to recommend to the State Board of Elections three registered voters in each county for appointment to the board of elections for that county. Members of the county boards of elections shall be appointed by the State Board of Elections on the last Tuesday in June, and every two years thereafter, and their terms of office shall continue for two years from the specified date of appointment and until their successors are appointed and qualified. Not more than two members of the county board of elections shall belong to the same political party.
The County Board of Elections shall appoint the Director of Elections by submitting a name to the State Board of Elections. If approved by the State Board of Elections, a letter of appointment shall be issued to the County Board of Elections.
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