NC elections officials seek to speed up recount process
The North Carolina State Board of Elections wants to expedite post-election processes so results can be certified sooner going forward.
If there’s one thing Democrats and Republicans can agree on in the never-ending North Carolina Supreme Court race, it’s the need for a speedier process.
On Monday, the North Carolina State Board of Elections, proposed new rules to ensure similar disputes that could arise in the future are resolved quicker.
“Lengthy gaps in the timelines for election protests and recounts can lead to unnecessary delays in the final certification of elections,” the NCSBE wrote in a news release. “In recent years, election protest decisions and appeals have led to delays in certification for weeks, or even months, after an election.
“Such delays could be especially problematic in a presidential election, because federal law sets a strict deadline for states to certify their selection of presidential electors, in advance of the Electoral College meeting.”
North Carolina most recently saw statewide recounts in the 2016, 2020 and 2024 general elections. By early December, former Gov. Pat McCrory and Democratic Supreme Court Justice Cheri Beasley conceded defeat in the 2016 and 2020 elections, respectively.
But even by North Carolina’s politically divisive standards, the 2024 election has dragged on unusually long. And there’s little appetite to see such a process repeat itself.
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