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Orange County · Board of Elections
Tuesday, August 5, 2025

Regular meeting Elections and districtsSchools and education

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What was decided

  1. Approved 3Approval of Board Minutes: July 22, 2025 Approved unanimously
  2. Approved 6.aBoard Business: Early Voting Plan for November 4, 2025 Municipal and Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School Board Elections Adopted unanimously. Early voting runs October 16 through November 1 at five sites: Hillsborough Commons, Drakeford Library Complex, Chapel of the Cross, Seymour Senior Center and…

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What's on this agenda

The Orange County Board of Elections is set to adopt an early voting schedule for the November 4, 2025 municipal election and the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School Board election. The plan covers five sites running from mid-October through the Saturday before the election.

The board will also hear an update on the state's Registration Repair Project, which addresses voter records missing a driver's license number or Social Security digits, and discuss adding a group photo and members' email addresses to the county elections website.

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Meeting recap

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

No one signed up for public comment. Director Rachel Raper reported that 296 voter registrations have been successfully repaired under the North Carolina State Board of Elections' Registration Repair Project, which addresses voter records missing a driver's license number or Social Security digits; the state has not set a date for mailing notices to remaining affected voters. The board discussed adding a group photo and members' email addresses to the county elections website. It then adopted the early voting schedule for the November 4 municipal and Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School Board elections, using Hillsborough Commons in place of the Board of Elections office as one site, alongside the Drakeford Library Complex, Chapel of the Cross, Seymour Senior Center and Chapel Hill Library, with hours running from October 16 through November 1.

How the votes went

The board approved the July 22 minutes unanimously, adopted the November 2025 early voting schedule unanimously, and adjourned unanimously.

From the published minutes.

Who spoke

No members of the public spoke.

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Agenda items (9)

Procedural · 5Minutes approval · 1Staff or committee report · 1Discussion item · 1Resolution · 1
  1. 1 Call to Order
    Procedural
  2. 2 Recognition of Members of the Public Wishing to Address the Board
    Procedural
    The board opens the floor for public comment.
  3. 3 Approval of Board Minutes: July 22, 2025
    Minutes approval
    Approved unanimously
  4. 4.a Director's Report: Registration Repair Project Update
    Staff or committee report Elections and districts
    Director Rachel Raper is expected to update the board on the state's Registration Repair Project, which addresses voter records missing a driver's license number or the last four digits of a Social Security number.
    296 affected voters' registrations have been repaired; the state board has not set a date for mailing notices to those still affected.
  5. 5.a Board Discussion: Availability of Board Member Information on County Website
    Discussion item Elections and districts
    The board discusses posting members' photos and contact information on the county elections website.
    The board directed the director to add a group photo and each member's email address to the site.
  6. 6.a Board Business: Early Voting Plan for November 4, 2025 Municipal and Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School Board Elections
    Resolution Elections and districtsSchools and education
    The board considers an early voting schedule for the November 4 municipal and school board election, using Hillsborough Commons in place of the elections office as one site.
    Adopted unanimously. Early voting runs October 16 through November 1 at five sites: Hillsborough Commons, Drakeford Library Complex, Chapel of the Cross, Seymour Senior Center and Chapel Hill Library.
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  7. 6.b Board Business: Schedule Next Board Meeting
    Procedural
    Next meeting scheduled for August 19, 2025 at 5 pm.
  8. 6.c Board Business: Update Board Time and Travel Records
    Procedural
  9. 7 Adjournment
    Procedural
    Adjourned unanimously.

Agenda changes

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