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Board discusses reading absentee names and balancing confidentiality with public‑records law
Summary
The board reviewed guidance and a local memo on whether absentee voter names should be read aloud during meetings. Staff recommended reading approved names at the end of meetings to protect voter confidentiality while meeting public‑records requirements; the board noted the statute cited in the memo and that reading lists is optional.
Buncombe County election officials reviewed the office’s guidance on reading absentee voter names and discussed how to balance voter‑confidentiality concerns with public‑records requirements.
Elections staff referenced a local memo (numbered memo 2020‑25) and a statutory citation in the transcript, noting that “names of absentee voters may be read aloud during absentee board meetings” and that those names become public record when accepted by the board. Staff summarized…
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