Beaufort County elections board votes to ask delegation to split eight oversized precincts, requests equipment funding

The Beaufort County Board of Voter Registration and Elections voted unanimously on March 26 to ask the county’s legislative delegation to split eight precincts that exceed the 1,500-voter limit set in state law and to request funding for equipment and staffing needed to operate any additional precincts.

The board’s recommendation — moved by the board chair and seconded by Herbert Ford, facilities committee member — directs the delegation to pursue local legislation to split the listed precincts effective Jan. 1, 2026, and asks that the delegation include funding for voting equipment. The motion passed by voice and hand count; the chair recorded the outcome as unanimous.

The reprecincting committee, chaired by Beverly Dorr, reported that eight precincts currently exceed 1,500 registered voters and recommended that the board ask the legislative delegation to split them if the State Election…