Election Information

OUR MISSION

The mission of the Chatham County Board of Elections is to plan and conduct fair, secure elections according to state and federal election laws.

Information for Voters Challenged in Election Protest

The State Board and county boards of elections have considered these challenges and have dismissed them in two decisions (Decision 1, Decision 2). Mr. Griffin has appealed those decisions to the courts. There are currently cases regarding these challenges in the North Carolina Supreme Court, the Wake County Superior Court, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. The State Board cannot predict what will occur in the courts with these challenges.

Most of the voters challenged allegedly do not have a driver’s license number or the last four digits of their social security number listed in their electronic voter registration record. There are various reasons why this may be the case. Many voters supply such a number when they register, and their county board of elections then attempts to validate that number with the DMV or the Social Security Administration. But because this effort involves attempting to match information in different government databases—using records created at different times in people’s lives—there are often mismatches in the data. When that occurs, the number is removed from the voter registration record because it failed to validate, and the voter is asked to provide an alternative form of identification when they vote for the first time.

Voters who have been challenged, like all registered voters in North Carolina, are welcome to contact their county board of elections with questions about their registration record, including how to update their information.

If voters would like to get in touch with the parties in this proceeding, the email address for the candidate bringing the challenges is [email protected]. The email address for the candidate opposing the challenges is [email protected].