North Carolina State Board Explains the Recount Process on November 13, With County Canvass That Day, Machine Recounts Due by November 23 and State Certification on November 24
The North Carolina State Board of Elections issued an explainer on November 13 stating that under state law, candidates in close elections may request a recount after the county canvass, which is held on Friday, November 13, and that county boards of elections would conduct any recounts in the coming days.
All recounts are open to the public and paid for by the county boards, recounts would begin the following week with a full machine recount that should be completed by November 23.
The State Board of Elections will meet to consider statewide certification of the election on November 24.
Candidates trailing in the vote tally, according to official results after the county canvass, may request a recount where, for a statewide ballot item, the difference is one half of 1 percent of the votes cast or 10,000 votes, whichever is less, and for a non-statewide ballot item, the difference is 1 percent or less of the total votes cast, and the Board noted that no statewide contests appear to be close enough for recounts in 2026.
For contests under the jurisdiction of a county board of elections, a recount request must be made in writing to the county board by 5 p.m. on Monday, November 16, and for contests under the State Board jurisdiction, the request must be received by noon on Tuesday, November 17.
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections
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