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Filling the vacant Register of Deeds post. This is the second vacancy the board has filled in five weeks; it appointed Rani Dasi to the District 1 commissioner seat on 28 July.
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A district court judge administers the oath to the commissioner appointed on 28 July to the vacant District 1 seat. She serves until 7 December and is on the November ballot for the full term.
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Filling the District 1 seat left vacant by Commissioner Jamezetta Bedford's death on 21 June. Under NCGS 153A-27 the appointee had to be a Democrat living in District 1, and the board had 60 days. Six people applied through the county Democratic Party, whose executive committee recommended Rani Dasi on 20 July after a…Rani Dasi appointed; 6 votes cast, all for Dasi
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How to fill the seat left by Commissioner Jamezetta Bedford, who died on 21 June. State law requires a nominee from the same party and district, consultation with the party, and an appointment within sixty days — a deadline of 20 August. Miss it and the Clerk of Superior Court fills the seat instead.Discussed. The board weighed running the evaluation itself against using the county Democratic party's process.
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Elections and an update on membership vacancies, plus confirmation of the August 22 retreat.
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Nominations and a vote for chair, vice chair and secretary.
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The council elected its chair and vice chair.
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Lamar Proctor elected chair and Chris Johnston vice chair for 2026, both unanimously.Both elected unanimously
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III UpdatesBoard and staff updates, covering the March 3 elections including county commissioner races, a Public Schools Strong candidate forum, and a North Carolina budget and tax event in Durham on wages and affordability.
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6.b Condominium Agreement with the Town of Carrboro for the Operation of the Drakeford Library ComplexFinal condominium documents putting the Drakeford Library Complex under shared county and town ownership, replacing a temporary memorandum of understanding from January 2025. Changes since July grow the executive board from two members to four, add mediation for unresolved disputes, bar any charge for library patron p…Approved unanimously, with clarification
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Registered voters stand at 111,783, up 911 since December 2, including 782 seventeen-year-olds registered January 2 who turn 18 by the November general election. The registration repair project has 1,120 voters still on its list and 517 repaired. As of the meeting 179 absentee ballots had been sent out since January 1…
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Moving the Efland precinct's election day polling place from the Efland Ruritan Club to the Efland-Cheeks Community Center, about 1.8 miles away, on grounds of facility consistency, cost savings, voter familiarity and logistics, with turnout comparisons showing the community center can handle the volume. Voters will b…Approved unanimously, effective immediately
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The slate of early voting officials, drawn from party recommendations and a survey of officials who worked the November 2024 and November 2025 elections, selected on party affiliation, prior service and training, availability and preferred shift and location.Approved unanimously
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Eight applications had been received for the commission's RIPPLE environmental awards, with a February 1 deadline. A member reported the Sierra Club is collecting questions to put to county commissioner candidates on whether they would endorse certain items. County staff have an Earth Evening discussion coming up in a…
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The county has 110,872 registered voters, up 104 since October 7. The registration repair project still lists 1,142 voters with 495 repaired. The budget report showed sufficient funds.
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Moving the Efland election day site from the privately owned Efland Ruritan Club to the county-owned Efland-Cheeks Community Center, already an early voting location, to cut costs, reduce voter confusion and consolidate operations at one familiar public site. Turnout data showed the community center handles a comparab…
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A revision of the December 2021 policy on office operations when a near relative of a full-time staff member files for office in an election the board conducts, adding security measures including video surveillance of any area where voting equipment or ballots are present.Adopted unanimously
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The board's meeting schedule for the March 3 primary and Orange County Schools board of education election.Approved unanimously
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Six early voting sites: Orange Works at Hillsborough Commons, the Drakeford Library in Carrboro, Chapel Hill Library, Chapel of the Cross, the Seymour Senior Center and the Efland-Cheeks Community Center. Hours run February 12 through 28, weekdays 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., the first and last Saturdays 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sun…Adopted unanimously
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Organization a Election of Board of Commissioners' Chair and Vice-ChairA new chair and vice-chair were elected, each receiving all seven votes.Both elected unanimously
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VIII.A Chair/Vice-Chair SlateElection of the board's chair and vice-chair for 2026.Carried without dissent
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Certification of the November 4 election. Turnout was 15.25 percent, with 11,751 of 77,070 eligible registered voters casting ballots. Reconciliation matched voter history against total ballots cast in every election day and administrative precinct. The board signed the official abstracts for the state board, the coun…Certified unanimously
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Three overseas absentee ballots. One was disapproved because the voter confirmed never having resided in North Carolina. Two were approved after the bipartisan review state rules require for ballots transcribed onto physical ballots, and were tabulated in front of the board.Two approved, one disapprovedOther Elections and districts
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The board verified the opening tape began at zero, signed the results tapes for certification at canvass, and signed the supplemental absentee abstract for the State Board of Elections.CertifiedOther Elections and districts
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Eighty-seven provisional ballots from the November 4 election. Staff recommended fully approving 64, partially approving two and rejecting 21, applying state guidance on provisional voting for registration repair voters and on provisional ballots and canvass procedures. The board accepted the recommendation, transcrib…Approved unanimouslyOther Elections and districts
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The State Board of Elections randomly selected the OWASA and Town Hall precincts for the sample audit count, to be conducted by bipartisan election officials on November 10.
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Members reported on what they saw visiting their assigned precincts during election day and made recommendations for improving operations.Discussion item Elections and districts
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Absentee ballots arriving on election day were reviewed continuously from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The board approved 11 civilian ballots after bipartisan quality control review, one military ballot and 21 overseas ballots, each after the bipartisan review of transcriptions state rules require. The tabulator ended at 232.…All approved unanimouslyOther Elections and districts
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The board approved minutes from five prior meetings held between October 7 and October 28, 2025.Approved unanimouslyMinutes approval Elections and districts
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The director reported 4,219 early-voting ballots cast and gave a count of absentee-by-mail ballots received to date for the November 4 municipal election.Staff or committee report Elections and districts
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The board reviewed absentee ballot envelopes individually and voted on each: 23 civilian, 21 overseas, and 1 military ballot were approved, and 1 civilian ballot was disapproved for incomplete witness information. Approved ballots were then run through the DS200 tabulator for a count of 199.23 civilian, 21 overseas, and 1 military ballot approved; 1 civilian ballot disapprovedOther Elections and districts
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1,663 ballots cast at early voting sites through October 27.Staff or committee report Elections and districts
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Staff or committee report Elections and districts
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The director reviewed the state's voter-list-maintenance policy; a board member offered to help build tools for identifying duplicate registrations statewide.Staff or committee report Elections and districts
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Discussion item Elections and districts
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The board reviewed and approved 24 civilian, 16 overseas, and 1 military absentee ballot, then observed staff tabulate them, ending with a count of 116.All approved, unanimousOther Elections and districts
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77 early votes cast since October 16, plus 14 civilian and 27 overseas absentee ballots reported for review.Staff or committee report Elections and districts
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Assigned board members to visit five early voting sites: Orange Works, Chapel Hill Library, Chapel of the Cross, Drakeford Library, and Seymour Senior Center.Other Elections and districts
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Bipartisan review and processing of absentee ballot envelopes.Approved 14 civilian absentee ballots and 29 overseas absentee ballots, both unanimous; approved ballots tabulated on the DS200, ending count 75Other Elections and districts
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The elections director reported the running count of absentee by-mail ballots cast ahead of the vote to approve them.3 civilian, 29 overseas, and 2 military absentee ballots were reported as received.Staff or committee report Elections and districts
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The elections director reports on turnout and administration of the City of Durham municipal primary.Two of 42 eligible voters cast ballots; both made the same choices, prompting a confidentiality memo for the filed abstracts.Staff or committee report Elections and districts
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The board conducts bipartisan review of each absentee ballot envelope and votes to approve or reject the ballots for tabulation.Approved unanimously: 3 civilian, 2 military, and 29 overseas ballots. Ending tabulator count was 34.Other Elections and districts
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The board reviews the canvass report and votes to certify the primary results, then signs the official abstracts.Certified unanimously; abstracts signed with results redacted to protect voter confidentiality.Resolution Elections and districts
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6.a Consider Buffer Zone Regulations at Early Voting Sites for the November 4, 2025 Municipal ElectionThe board set buffer zone rules for early voting sites ahead of the municipal election.Approved unanimouslyResolution Elections and districts
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The board appointed Election Day precinct assistants as recommended by staff.Approved unanimously
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The board tabulated absentee by-mail results for Durham's municipal primary and signed the results tapes for canvass.CompletedProcedural Elections and districts
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The board certified and signed absentee abstracts for the Durham primary for submission to the state board.CompletedProcedural Elections and districts
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The director reported 110,768 registered voters countywide, an increase of 307 since September 2.Staff or committee report Elections and districts
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The director reported 1,211 voters remain on the county's Registration Repair Project list, with 426 having repaired their registration.Staff or committee report Elections and districts
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The board elected Mary Beth Miller vice chair.Approved
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Election of the group's chair and vice chair after the outgoing chair announced he would not seek reelection.Josh Mayo elected chair and Ashley Ownbey elected vice chair, both unanimously.Appointment Elections and districts
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The board considers appointments to precinct official positions for the 2025-2027 term.
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Following Ann Bradford's resignation, the board elected Vice-Chair Tracy Holsinger as the new chair.Tracy Holsinger elected chair
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Board members took the oath of office for the 2025-2027 term and elected Elvira Mebane as secretary.Approved unanimously
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The board formally adopted the duties of the director of elections.Approved unanimouslyResolution Elections and districts
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The director reported sufficient budget funds, 109,934 registered voters (up 172 since May), and an ongoing review of 1,637 voter records missing ID information under the state's Registration Repair Project, due August 15.
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The board adopted an early voting schedule at its Hillsborough office for the 43 county residents who live in the City of Durham and vote in its municipal primary.Approved unanimouslyResolution Elections and districts
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The board adopted a resolution moving Eno precinct voters to the adjacent Patterson precinct for the Durham municipal primary and general election, pending State Board of Elections approval.Approved unanimouslyResolution Elections and districts
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