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Running the election

Early voting sites, provisional ballots, precincts and canvass.

49
items and write-ups
6
governments
9 Sep 2025
first taken up
2
speakers, across 9 meetings with captions

What this count cannot see

Only counties run elections, so three county boards produce nearly all of this and the towns produce none of it.

This subject overlaps the elections-districts topic, which is tagged on every item rather than matched on phrases. That count is the wider one.

Who took it up, and when

Each government's first appearance in the window, in order. The bar is where in the window it landed, so a subject that swept the region in one season and one that trickled across two years read differently at a glance.

First appearance by government, 3 Sep 2025 to 3 Sep 2026
#Government First seenGap When in the window
1 Orange County 9 Sep 2025 first
2 Town of Chapel Hill 8 Oct 2025 4 weeks later
3 Durham County 13 Oct 2025 4 days later
4 Town of Cary 15 Oct 2025 2 days later
5 Chatham County 17 Aug 2026 10 months later
6 NC General Assembly 31 Aug 2026 13 days later

Month by month

Items mentioning this subject per month across the window.

Which words did the matching

A subject carried entirely by one phrase is a different finding from one carried by six. These are the words the documents themselves used.

Governments with nothing on this

No item or write-up in this window mentions the subject in Chatham County Schools, City of Durham, City of Raleigh, City of Sanford, Town of Apex, Town of Fuquay-Varina, Town of Garner, Town of Hillsborough, Town of Holly Springs, Town of Knightdale, Town of Morrisville, Town of Pittsboro, Town of Wake Forest, Wake County, and Wake County Public School System. That is not proof nothing happened there. Two school boards and several towns publish agendas no program can read, and a subject can be discussed at length without a word of it reaching a printed agenda.

What was on the agenda

Items mentioning running the election, newest first
DateGovernment ItemMatched Public comment
2 Sep 2026 NC General Assembly
House — Session Convenes
Election Law Changes.
Filed by Blackwell and Stevens. Last action: placed on the calendar for 2 Septe…
early voting, provisional ballot, absentee ballot not read
31 Aug 2026 NC General Assembly
House — Session Convenes
House — Session Convenes (from the meeting write-up) early voting not read
31 Aug 2026 NC General Assembly
House — Session Convenes
Election Law Changes.
Filed by Blackwell and Stevens. Last action: placed on the calendar for 2 Septe…
early voting not read
17 Aug 2026 Chatham County
Board of Commissioners
Vote to adopt a resolution recognizing National Voter Registration Day voter registration not read
15 Apr 2026 Town of Chapel Hill
Town Council
Town Code Chapter 2, Article IV Amendment: Campaign Contribution Limitations
deferred · This matter was deferred.
voter registration not read
13 Jan 2026 Orange County
Board of Elections
Appoint Early Voting Officials for the March 3, 2026 Primary and Orange County Schools Board of Education Ele…
Approved unanimously
early voting nobody spoke
13 Jan 2026 Orange County
Board of Elections
Board of Elections (from the meeting write-up) polling place, early voting nobody spoke
13 Jan 2026 Orange County
Board of Elections
Director's Report absentee ballot nobody spoke
13 Jan 2026 Orange County
Board of Elections
Efland Precinct Election Day Voting Location
Approved unanimously, effective immediately
polling place nobody spoke
2 Dec 2025 Orange County
Board of Elections
Board of Elections (from the meeting write-up) early voting, polling place nobody spoke
2 Dec 2025 Orange County
Board of Elections
Adopt Early Voting Plan for the March 3, 2026 Primary
Adopted unanimously
early voting nobody spoke
2 Dec 2025 Orange County
Board of Elections
Efland Precinct Election Day Voting Location early voting nobody spoke
14 Nov 2025 Orange County
Board of Elections
BOE Meeting Canvass (from the meeting write-up) canvass nobody spoke
14 Nov 2025 Orange County
Board of Elections
November 4, 2025 Municipal and Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education Election — Canvass
Certified unanimously
canvass nobody spoke
13 Nov 2025 Orange County
Board of Elections
Board of Elections (from the meeting write-up) absentee ballot, canvass nobody spoke
13 Nov 2025 Orange County
Board of Elections
Certify Supplemental Absentee Ballots Cast to Date
Certified
absentee ballot, canvass nobody spoke
13 Nov 2025 Orange County
Board of Elections
Act on and Process Supplemental Absentee By-Mail Ballots
Two approved, one disapproved
absentee by-mail, absentee ballot nobody spoke
7 Nov 2025 Orange County
Board of Elections
Provisional Ballots Cast
Approved unanimously
provisional ballot, canvass nobody spoke
7 Nov 2025 Orange County
Board of Elections
Board of Elections (from the meeting write-up) provisional ballot, canvass nobody spoke
4 Nov 2025 Orange County
Board of Elections
Board of Elections (from the meeting write-up) absentee ballot, early voting, canvass nobody spoke
4 Nov 2025 Orange County
Board of Elections
Absentee ballot review and approval
All approved unanimously
absentee ballot, early voting, canvass nobody spoke
3 Nov 2025 Orange County
Board of Elections
Act on and Process Absentee By-Mail Ballots Received to Date
23 civilian, 21 overseas, and 1 military ballot approved; 1 civilian ballot dis…
absentee by-mail, absentee ballot not read
3 Nov 2025 Orange County
Board of Elections
Board of Elections (from the meeting write-up) absentee ballot, early voting not read
28 Oct 2025 Orange County
Board of Elections
Act on and Process Absentee By-Mail Ballots Received to Date
All approved, unanimous
absentee by-mail, absentee ballot not read
28 Oct 2025 Orange County
Board of Elections
Board Early Voting Site Visits early voting not read
28 Oct 2025 Orange County
Board of Elections
Director's Report: List Maintenance Procedures list maintenance not read
28 Oct 2025 Orange County
Board of Elections
Director's Report: Absentee By-Mail Ballots Cast to Date absentee by-mail not read
28 Oct 2025 Orange County
Board of Elections
Director's Report: Early Voting Ballots Cast to Date early voting not read
28 Oct 2025 Orange County
Board of Elections
Board of Elections (from the meeting write-up) absentee by-mail, early voting, voter rolls, absentee ballot, list maintenance not read
27 Oct 2025 Durham County
Board of County Commissioners on 2025-10-27 7:00 PM - Regular Session
Announcements early voting not read
22 Oct 2025 Town of Chapel Hill
Town Council
3.01 Mayor Anderson Regarding Early Voting. early voting not read
21 Oct 2025 Orange County
Board of Elections
Act on and Process Absentee By-Mail Ballots Received to Date
Approved 14 civilian absentee ballots and 29 overseas absentee ballots, both un…
absentee by-mail, absentee ballot not read
21 Oct 2025 Orange County
Board of Elections
Board Assignments for Early Voting Site Visits early voting not read
21 Oct 2025 Orange County
Board of Elections
Director's Report: Absentee By-Mail Ballots Cast to Date absentee by-mail, absentee ballot not read
21 Oct 2025 Orange County
Board of Elections
Board of Elections (from the meeting write-up) absentee ballot, early voting not read
15 Oct 2025 Town of Cary
Public Art Advisory Board
Advisory Board Meeting (from the meeting write-up) early voting nobody spoke
14 Oct 2025 Orange County
Board of Elections
Director's Report: Absentee By-Mail Ballots Cast to Date
3 civilian, 29 overseas, and 2 military absentee ballots were reported as recei…
absentee by-mail, absentee ballot not read
14 Oct 2025 Orange County
Board of Elections
BOE Meeting Canvass (from the meeting write-up) canvass not read
14 Oct 2025 Orange County
Board of Elections
Board of Elections (from the meeting write-up) canvass, absentee by-mail, absentee ballot not read
14 Oct 2025 Orange County
Board of Elections
Certify the Election Results of the City of Durham October 7, 2025 Municipal Primary
Certified unanimously; abstracts signed with results redacted to protect voter…
canvass not read
14 Oct 2025 Orange County
Board of Elections
Act on and Process Absentee By-Mail Ballots Received to Date
Approved unanimously: 3 civilian, 2 military, and 29 overseas ballots. Ending t…
absentee by-mail, absentee ballot not read
13 Oct 2025 Durham County
Board of County Commissioners on 2025-10-13 5:30 PM - Regular Session
Announcements early voting not read
8 Oct 2025 Town of Chapel Hill
Town Council
3.02 Mayor Anderson Regarding Early Voting and Election Day. early voting 2 spoke
7 Oct 2025 Orange County
Board of Elections
Board of Elections (from the meeting write-up) early voting, voter registration, absentee ballot nobody spoke
7 Oct 2025 Orange County
Board of Elections
Consider Buffer Zone Regulations at Early Voting Sites for the November 4, 2025 Municipal Election
Approved unanimously
early voting nobody spoke
7 Oct 2025 Orange County
Board of Elections
Voter Registration Statistical Report voter registration nobody spoke
7 Oct 2025 Orange County
Board of Elections
Certify Absentee Ballots Cast to Date for the October 7, 2025 Durham Municipal Primary
Completed
absentee ballot nobody spoke
7 Oct 2025 Orange County
Board of Elections
Tabulate Absentee Results for the October 7, 2025 Durham Municipal Primary
Completed
absentee by-mail, canvass nobody spoke
9 Sep 2025 Orange County
Board of Elections
Board of Elections (from the meeting write-up) voter registration, early voting not read

Public comment is only known where a meeting's captions have been read, which is a small share of them. "Not read" means unknown, not zero.

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