Elections Board to meet this afternoon to determine next step. No one filed to run for the Whiteville City Council seat held by Tim Blackmon by the noon deadline today....
UPDATED 4:09 p.m. Multiple sources have confirmed that federal agents seized a computer at the Columbus County Board of Elections this morning (Tuesday). The computer hard drive was taken from...
Two of the most hotly contested municipal elections in the county came down to the wire yesterday, with Shannon Britt and Rashad Roberts winning two seats on the Chadbourn Town...
Tuesday is the last chance for voters in most area municipalities to elect mayors and board members. Every town except Lake Waccamaw has seen a low turnout for municipal...
The date for filing hasn’t even been set in stone, but a third candidate has announced plans to run for sheriff next year. Jason Soles said Sunday in a social...
A ruling that would have allowed 55,000 convicted felons to cast a ballot has been stopped by the State Court of Appeals. On Aug. 30, a three-judge panel of...
Several candidates made it just under the wire Friday as filings closed at noon for most municipal offices. Filing for Lake Waccamaw, which elects commissioners by ward, begins July 26....
Victor Jacobs is a former Columbus County sheriff’s detective. The first candidate has declared his intentions to run for Columbus County Sheriff in 2022. Victor Jacobs, a Buckhead resident and...
The video that caused multiple complaints of elections tampering during the early voting period has been turned over to the District Attorney’s office. Brandon Patrick recorded the exchange between a...
The U.S. Court of Appeals today (Wednesday) reversed a lower court ruling on North Carolina’s Voter ID law. That law – the second version approved by the voters and...
Problems at four precincts across the state led the State Board of elections to leave those polls open for extra time tonight, delaying the first release of results until 8:15...
Today is Election Day in what may be one of the busiest political seasons in history. Most of the reports so far today show voting is going smoothly but slowly...
Despite long lines in the first few days, early polls are flowing smoothly across the county. Senior elections specialist Kathy Enzor said Friday that 9,809 ballots have been cast in...
Uniformed law enforcement officers won’t be stationed at polls during the early election or on Nov. 3, but they will be on standby if needed. A memo from the...
Early voting for the Nov. 2 general election gets underway Thursday at five different sites in Columbus County. Early polls will be open at the county Board of Elections...
Between heavy marketing efforts, a presidential election, and fears of the COVID-19 virus, mail-in absentee ballots are coming into the Columbus County Board of Elections office by the box almost...