Wake Up Call
Now retired, this Board of Elections specialist worked over 90 elections.
Who is Eva?
According to North Carolina General Statutes § 163-166.11, a voter may cast this type of ballot if they try to vote at the wrong precinct on Election Day.
What is a provisional ballot?
Precinct Official
What is Staffing?
The election that never ended.
What is the 2024 General election?
Wake County has more of these than any other county in North Carolina, each requiring a Chief Judge and two Judges.
What are Election Day precincts?
This federal law, passed in 2002, required states to upgrade voting systems and create provisional ballots.
What is HAVA (Help America Vote Act)?
Political Signs
Who are Nick and Arianna?
Director before Gary Sims
Who is Cherie Poucher?
Wake County won this award for “Outstanding Innovations in Elections - Large Jurisdictions” for how it handles voter population growth.
What is a Clearinghouse Award?
Numbered Memo 2025-01 brought changes to military and overseas voting. While federal contests on a UOCAVA ballot may still count, a civilian absentee ballot with a deficiency will not -- unless this process is completed by the statutory deadline.
What is curing?
Chief Judge Lockout
Who is Sean?
In the November 2020 General Election, Wake County voters cast more ballots by this method than any other.
What is Early Voting?
The Wake County Board of Elections has hosted this many episodes of their award winning information show, Wake Up with Wake Elections.
What is 36 episodes?
(Will take the closest answer. Includes S1)
Under NCGS §163-166.8, every county must provide at least one of these at each voting place. It must be in plain view, include the voter’s rights, voting hours, and sample ballots. Failure to display it can be grounds for an election protest.
What is a voter information poster?
Voter trying to contact a member of the board
The 2018 General election saw media reporting ballots being unable to be read by tabulators due to this issue.
July 31st, 2020 the North Carolina State Board uploaded an article titled, "Election Officials Searching for Democracy Heroes, Launch New Portal" causing then director Gary Sims to yell this through the halls.
What is "WHO TOLD THE STATE BOARD?"
According to North Carolina General Statutes § 163-182.7(c)(2), a recount is automatically triggered in a statewide race if the margin of victory is this or lower?
What is 0.5%?
Conspiracies
Who is Spencer?
This stressful task was bestowed on the Staffing Team in 2021.
What is staffing the PNC vaccine site?