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Elections office updates: ballot reprint after withdrawal, polling-site search continues for several precincts
Summary
Staff updated the Buncombe County Board of Elections on an emergency ballot recoding and multiple polling-location negotiations for 2026, staff hires, logic-and-accuracy testing and municipal agreements.
Buncombe County elections staff told the Board of Elections that a Woodfin candidate withdrew between meetings and elections staff re‑coded ballots so sample ballots could be reissued; staff estimated the vendor recoding cost at about $200 (not including staff time).
Ryan, an elections staff member, said most municipal election sites are secured but named six precinct sites still under negotiation for 2026. He listed specific locations under discussion or being replaced: Tridestone Missionary Baptist Church (Precinct 23.2); Beaver Dam Fire Department (27.2) — where remodeling required relocation and Revolve Church is being pursued nearby; North Asheville Community Center…
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