§ 163-182.12. Authority of State Board of Elections over protests. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 163‑182.12.  Authorityof State Board of Elections over protests.

The State Board of Electionsmay consider protests that were not filed in compliance with G.S. 163‑182.9,may initiate and consider complaints on its own motion, may intervene and takejurisdiction over protests pending before a county board, and may take anyother action necessary to assure that an election is determined without taintof fraud or corruption and without irregularities that may have changed theresult of an election. Where a known group of voters cast votes that were lostbeyond retrieval or where a known group of voters was given an incorrect ballotstyle, the State Board of Elections may authorize a county board of electionsto allow those voters to recast their votes during a period of two weeks afterthe canvass by the State Board of Elections required in G.S. 163‑182.5(c).If there is no State Board canvass after the election, the State Board mayauthorize the county board to allow the recasting of votes during the two weeksafter the county canvass set in G.S. 163‑182.5(a). If the State Boardapproves a recasting of votes under this section, any procedures the countyboard uses to contact those voters and allow them to recast their votes shallbe subject to approval by the State Board. Those recast votes shall be added tothe returns and included in the canvass. The recasting of those votes shall notbe deemed a new election for purposes of G.S. 163‑182.13.  (2001‑398, s. 3; 2005‑428,s. 17; 2007‑391, s. 12; 2008‑187, s. 33(a).)