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Get ready, Durham County voters! The 2026 Statewide General Election will take place this fall. Take note of these key dates to make sure you're prepared to vote. 🗳️
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Super excited to see Catherine Ferrell at the polls today. She is 110 years old and exercised her right to vote today! One of her secrets to long life is “A good breakfast every morning!” Thanks Ms. Ferrell for voting and taking a photo with our Director!
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The Durham County Board of Elections has selected the new Durham County 'I Voted' sticker! Thank you to all of our contestants and congratulations Mark Congiusta!
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Durham County students and the Board of Elections have spoken! Congratulations to Annabel Swansey on winning Durham's first Kids 'I Voted' Sticker contest! This sticker design will be provided to all kids accompanying their parents to vote!
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Here we go! Trip one to the post office to deliver over 32,000 ballots today! #NoBullIVoted #TheFirstBatch
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Durham County has eclipsed over 18,000 voters as of 4:00 p.m. This is 5,000 more voters than the 2018 Primary Election by the same time! To see unofficial counts for today, click the link below!
dcovotes.com/public-informat…
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Need to return documents and prefer not to come inside? Weather permitting, the Board of Elections will have its outdoor absentee and registration receiving area open from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. during weekdays! Our office will remain open until 5:00 p.m.
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Over 11,000 Durham County voters have voted in Durham today and flow has been steady! We are beginning to see the evening dip, so come on out! #GoBullCity #Stayhealthyandvote #durm
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Thanks to all of our cleanliness coordinators across our 14 locations! These are coordinators working at the @DukeU Karsh Alumni Center. To vote early, visit our website at dcovotes.com!
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Our early voting wait-time tool has been loaded to our website and will go live on Oct. 15th! To find more details about early voting, please visit our website at the link below.
bit.ly/2GKCUNs
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Over 30% of Durham County voters have voted early so far! Early voting will continue this weekend through Oct 31st. Click here to view the schedule: bit.ly/2Bp57qc
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There's a new staff member at the BOE and it's very speedy! Our new letter opener helps with your voter registrations and absentee requests each day.
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The 27 'I Voted' Sticker Contest submissions by Durham County residents and artists are in! Voting will begin this week for all Durham County residents! Check back soon for more information. #dcovotes #StayHealthyandVote
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We are thrilled about the positive feedback we have received on early voting! Please take advantage of early voting and let’s make it a record breaker! dcovotes.com #Stayhealthyandvote #NoBullIVoted
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Running elections is not a small feat! Luckily, Durham County is in good hands! Click here to learn more about Durham County's notable leadership and how our Director prepares for the biggest event of the year: bit.ly/3jvgU6r
#StayHealthyandVote #dcovotes @DurhamCounty
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All polls are open in Durham County! To find your polling place, visit our website at dcovotes.com.
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To see unofficial counts and data visualizations for the first day of early voting in Durham County, click the link below!
dcovotes.com/home/showdocume…
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Thanks, Durham Bulls for helping us put out an important message for our #StayHealthyandVote campaign! Please watch to learn available voting methods. @DurhamBulls @MiLB @DurhamCounty
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And the day ends by hand delivering military/overseas by-mail ballots to the post office. Over 32,000 ballots out today! To learn about your voting options visit our website at dcovotes.com.
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BOE staff working late to prepare for the big day! To find your polling place to vote on 11/3, visit our website at dcovotes.com!
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On Tuesday, December 3, 2019, Vernetta Alston filed for NC House of Representatives District 29.
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Here we go! Our absentee ballot distribution teams working 12 hours a day until all ballots are out!
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Board of Elections staff working today to prepare over 29,000 absentee mailing labels and much more! To find your voting options, visit our website at dcovotes.com!
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Ready to feed our early voting workers at the close of voting today at 3pm! Remember, if you are in line by 3pm today at any early voting sites, you will be processed!
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Early voting site setup underway! To see the early voting schedule for Durham County, visit our website at dcovotes.com.
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Congratulations to Rev. E. Victor Maafo who registered to vote today at the age of 96! Rev. Maafo recently became a US citizen and is now a registered Durham County voter. We look forward to seeing him at polls for the upcoming Municipal Elections later this year.
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Recount ongoing in Durham County! Thanks to our teams for the continuous commitment! #NoBullIVoted #GoDurm
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It's Election Day, Durham County! Polls are now open from 6:30 am until 7:30 pm. Find your polling place by entering your address here: vt.ncsbe.gov/PPLkup
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Final site setup! Everyone please be patient with our election officials and the process. Be sure to #spreaditout and consider different locations to limit long lines! For more info, visit our website at dcovotes.com. Here we.....GO!
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Take it from Coach Williams! Go Vote! #NoBull #IVoted Visit our website at dcovotes.com for more details.
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In celebration of black history month, BOE staff, each week during our lunch break, will visit black owned restaurants in Durham! First up, @ZwelisKitchen! Delicious!
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Congrats Henry on registering to vote for the first time! To complete your voter registration application, visit our website at dcovotes.com
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Durham BOE staff working today to finish prepping our absentee by mail intake area. To learn more about your voting options, visit our website at dcovotes.com!
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Want to see unofficial precinct counts? We have them. Click the link below to view and even export the data.
dcovotes.com/public-informat…
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It's Election Day, Durham County! Polls are now open from 6:30 am until 7:30 pm. Find your polling place by entering your address here: vt.ncsbe.gov/PPLkup
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Update: The North Regional Library and Mt. Sylvan sites are accessible and running on generator power. Wait times are extended at these sites, but voters have been processed since site opening at 8am.
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Election Day setup is happening at the Durham County Board of Elections! To find your Election Day precinct and vote on 11/2, visit our website at dcovotes.com.
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Early voting site setup continues today for the big day tomorrow! To find an early voting site in Durham, visit our website at dcovotes.com.
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If you want to.....
Find the closest early voting site to where you live?
Find the best bus route to access the site?
Get wait times at the site of interest?
Check out our improved Early Voting Site Locator Tool.
bit.ly/31qpsV7
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Thanks to our team of 43 precinct officials and to our absentee coordinators (Brenda and Alan) for preparing over 32,000 civilian absentee ballot packets in 2 1/2 days. Absentee-by-mail ballots will begin going out on 9/4! #NoBullIVoted #StayHealthyandVote #TheFirstAftermath
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15,893 Durham County voters have voted today as of the 2 p.m. poll count! Check out the unofficial counts from our precincts at 10 a.m., 2 p.m., and 4p.m., and 7:30 p.m. ➡️
dcovotes.dconc.gov/public-in…
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The polls have closed in Durham! Our team is now waiting for Chief Judges to arrive with results.
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Thanks to our social media followers, we will be issuing larger umbrella hats to our Precinct Officials to wear while assisting Curbside voters in rain or shine
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The official announcement!
Our final #2020Clearies winner for the small jurisdictions #Innovation category is @dcovotes for their Early Voting Wait Time Tracker. Get more information on this innovative app here: go.usa.gov/xsQsq #ClearinghouseAwards
ALT Durham County Board of Elections (NC): EAC 2020 Clearinghouse Awards Winner for Category Innovation in Elections (Small Jurisdictions)
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It's Election Day and precincts are open until 7:30 pm! Visit our website to view your sample ballot and to find where to vote. dcovotes.com
#StayHealthyandVote #dcovotes #nobull #IVoted
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Today is the day. Get out and vote, Durham County! Follow the link below to find our early voting schedule, site locator, and wait-time tracker!
dcovotes.com/voters/voting/e…
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Go Durham! The Durham County Board of Elections just received notification that we won a national award for outstanding innovations in elections from the @EACgov! #Durm #BullCity #NoBullIVoted
eac.gov/election-officials/d…
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Week two of BOE staff trying black owned restaurants in our beloved @CityofDurhamNC, in celebration of Black History Month. @TheChickenHut was amazing and a Durham staple. Check it out!
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As of 10 a.m., 8,513 Durham County voters have voted today!
To see unofficial counts from our precincts at 10 a.m., 2 p.m., and 4p.m., and 7:30 p.m. ➡️
dcovotes.dconc.gov/public-in…
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We have had over 93,000 clicks on our wait-time tracker! To see the full application, where you can find the closest early vote site to you, plan a trip with @GoDurhamTransit, and see photos of all locations, click the link below! Go Vote!
bit.ly/34cbrgo
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Early voting is now open! Sites will be open today until 7:30 pm and the schedule will continue through Oct 31st. Click here to view the flier and locate the site closest to you: bit.ly/34SBCaZ
#StayHealthyandVote #dcovotes
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Durham County residents have spoken! Below, please find our Top 3 'I Voted' stickers. The Durham County Board of Elections will choose the winning design at its meeting on 8/13. Thanks to all our great contestants! #stayhealthyandvote #dcovotes
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Early Voting is underway in Durham County! 60 voters have participated thus far and there are no wait times. To access all things early voting for the 2023 Municipal Primary Election, visit our website at the link below!
dcovotes.com/voters/voting/e…
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It's Election Day, Durham County! Polls are now open from 6:30 am until 7:30 pm. Find your polling place by entering your address here: vt.ncsbe.gov/PPLkup
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Early voting ended yesterday with over 48% of DCo voters casting a ballot! Didn't get a chance to vote early? Precincts will be open on Tues, Nov 3 from 6:30 am to 7:30 pm. DCo voters can click here to find their assigned polling place: bit.ly/3ek5l0P
#NoBull #IVoted
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The Durham County Board of Elections is currently deploying 2,691 civilian absentee ballots! We will also be sending out 241 military/overseas ballots. Great job team!
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Durham County Board of Elections staff testing our incident management system, reviewing early voting protocols, and staging supplies for delivery! Visit dcovotes.com to find your early voting options. #Sundaystories
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Roll to the polls! Click here to find a list of bus routes and closest stops for all of Durham County's early voting sites. bit.ly/34SBCaZ Early voting begins tomorrow, Oct 15th at 8:00 am! @GoDurhamTransit @DurhamCounty #StayHealthyandVote #dcovotes
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The BOE staff at our downtown office took a break to (responsibly) enjoy today's solar eclipse. Director Bowens is pointing at it telling us how the moon is like a giant ball on a ball point pen filling in the bubble of the sun on a celestial ballot.
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It's Election Day, Durham County! Polls are now open from 6:30 am until 7:30 pm. Find your polling place by entering your address here: vt.ncsbe.gov/PPLkup
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Results for the top 10 'I Voted' stickers are in!! Round 2 of voting will begin tomorrow, July 17th through Friday, July 24th. The voting link will be posted to all social media accounts. (Note: Stickers are listed randomly and are not in highest vote count order.)
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1,999 voters have voted in Durham County as of 10:00 a.m.! In 2021 at the same time, the number was 1,658. To see unofficial counts from our precincts at 10 am, 2 pm, and 4pm, please click the link below!
dcovotes.com/public-informat…
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Due to inclement weather, our outdoor returns tent is closed today. You may turn in your voter registration, absentee request form, or absentee ballot inside our office until 5pm. Stay dry!
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Early voting begins tomorrow, Oct 15th at 8:00 am! Click here to view our flier and to locate the site closest to you: bit.ly/34SBCaZ
#StayHealthyandVote #dcovotes
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During our summer cleanup, we found a registration book from the rougemont area in Durham County that covers 1911-1923. Quite amazing how much elections administration has changed in 110 years!
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All early voting sites in Durham County are fully setup for the start of in-person voting on 10/20! To see the early voting schedule, visit our website at dcovotes.com. Here we…..go!
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(1/2) Hi Marin- Use of a black pen is recommended as it provides the darkest bubble. That said, if other colors are used, they are generally machine readable. We definitely discourage the use of gel pens, pencils, etc.
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Early voting continues today until 7:30 pm! Shelia and Maysieo are waiting to greet you at The River Church! For our full schedule and list of sites through Oct 31st, click here: bit.ly/2Bp57qc
#StayHealthyandVote #dcovotes
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Director Derek Bowens, sporting a new BOE-branded mask, delivering your absentee ballots to the post office's bulk mail area #NoBullIVoted #insidelook
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Breaking news! The State Board of Elections has officially released its online absentee request portal! To submit your request electronically, click here: bit.ly/2EWzh5B
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Durham County staff and poll workers are "prepared and protected" for Election Day and the days that follow. For more information, check out the conversation with Director Bowens on @MSNBC piped.video/watch?v=jGsqFzGK…
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Thanks, Coach K for helping us put out an important message for our #StayHealthyandVote campaign! Please watch for all the details about how Durham County is working to keep in person voting safe. @DukeMBB @DurhamCounty @DukeATHLETICS
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Finalizing prep on our absentee-by-mail ballot return processing room! To learn more about your voting options, visit our website at dcovotes.com.
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Get out and vote, Durham County! Early voting for the 2023 Municipal Primary and Election begins today. Follow the link below to find our early voting schedule, site locator, and wait-time tracker!
dcovotes.com/voters/voting/e…
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The Durham County Board of Elections has counted 87,112 absentee-by-mail and early voting ballots! The results will be released once all polls close in NC. To see election night results when available, click here: dcovotes.com/public-informat…
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Thanks Jacob for being a first time Site Coordinator at Southern High School and keeping Durham voters healthy and safe! To find an early voting location in Durham, visit dcovotes.com. Open until 7:30 this Sunday!
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Did you know the new BOE Facility is an Early Voting site? 👀
Head over while the lines are short! 3825 S Roxboro St, Suite 101 📌
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Thanks @MysticLiqueur for being our local supplier of surface sanitizer! Spending the last few days bottling up before early voting kicks off. #Stayhealthyandvote
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Staff of the Durham County BOE working on a socially distanced layout for the Durham County Main Library early voting location! To see our early voting plan for the 2020 General Election, visit our website at dcovotes.com.
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Site 2 of 14 fully setup for early voting. To find an early voting location in Durham County, visit our website at dcovotes.com.
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Fun Fact! Among those registered as Black or African American, voter participation has increased by 75% in the last 5 Presidential Elections #blackhistorymonth
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Early voting for the Statewide General Election has begun! To find an early voting location and check wait times ➡️ bit.ly/4047Cr3
Need more information on Early Voting? Go to dcovotes.dconc.gov/voters/vo…
#dcovotes
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Election Day for the 2023 Municipal Primary is tomorrow! Polls are open from 6:30 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. Find your polling place by entering your address here: vt.ncsbe.gov/PPLkup
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Well…….New primary date for NC.
NC Supreme Court has suspended candidate filing for all offices for 2022 primary.
The March 8, 2022 primary has been moved to May 17, 2022.
Press release forthcoming.
#ncpol
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The Durham County Board of Elections has received an @EACgov Clearie Award for the 2nd year in a row! This time for our "I Voted" sticker contest! Thanks to @EACgov for the recognition.
@EACgov is thrilled to announce the winners of the 2021 Clearinghouse Awards – visit go.usa.gov/xuKTp to read more about the state and local election officials and their award-winning programs! #EACClearies2021
ALT The background is navy blue. On the left and right hand sides are faded white stars. In the center is an all-white logo with a hand placing a ballot in a ballot box. The text reads Clearinghouse Awards. Congratulations to the 2021 winners.
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Setup for early voting happening now in Durham County! Early voting begins on 4/28. To see the full early voting schedule and find the closest site to you, visit us at dcovotes.com.
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