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Orange County · Board of Elections
Thursday, November 13, 2025

Regular meeting Elections and districts

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What was decided

  1. Approved 5Approval of Board Minutes Approved unanimously
  2. Approved 7.aAct on and Process Supplemental Absentee By-Mail Ballots Two approved, one disapproved

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What's on this agenda

The Orange County Board of Elections meets to act on overseas absentee ballots received after the November 4 municipal election. It also takes up certification of the supplemental absentee ballots cast to date.

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Meeting recap

What happened, drawn from the records published after the meeting. Minutes

The board disapproved one overseas absentee ballot after the voter confirmed never having lived in North Carolina. It approved two other overseas ballots after the bipartisan review required for ballots transcribed onto paper for the tabulator.

Staff ran the two approved ballots through the tabulator. The board verified the opening tape read zero and signed the results tapes for certification at canvass. It also signed the supplemental absentee abstract for the state board.

How the votes went

Four unanimous motions: approving three sets of minutes (Cox/Sims), disapproving one overseas ballot under the state numbered memo (Cox/Mebane), approving two overseas ballots after bipartisan review of the transcriptions (Cox/Kolbinsky), and adjourning.

From the published minutes.

Who spoke

No members of the public spoke.

No one present wished to address the board.

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Speaking at this meeting

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Agenda items (3)

Other · 2Minutes approval · 1
  1. 5 Approval of Board Minutes
    Minutes approval
    Minutes from November 3, 4 and 7.
    Approved unanimously
  2. 7.a Act on and Process Supplemental Absentee By-Mail Ballots
    Other Elections and districts
    Three overseas absentee ballots. One was disapproved because the voter confirmed never having resided in North Carolina. Two were approved after the bipartisan review state rules require for ballots transcribed onto physical ballots, and were tabulated in front of the board.
    Two approved, one disapproved
  3. 7.b Certify Supplemental Absentee Ballots Cast to Date
    Other Elections and districts
    The board verified the opening tape began at zero, signed the results tapes for certification at canvass, and signed the supplemental absentee abstract for the State Board of Elections.
    Certified

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