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Board reviews registration-repair progress and poll-worker recruitment; member warns training gaps could trigger election remedies

Harnett County Board of Elections · January 5, 2026
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Summary

Staff reported the registration-repair list dropped from 2,010 to 1,746 after outreach with 388 undeliverable mailings; the board discussed poll-worker recruitment (roughly 300 on file), compensation, and a member urged concentrated, hands-on training to avoid poll-worker errors that can lead to ordered elections.

The board received updates on voter-registration repairs, poll-worker recruitment and training at its Jan. 8 meeting.

Staff said the county’s registration-repair list had been reduced from 2,010 to 1,746 after outreach and corrections; 388 mailed notices were returned as undeliverable and staff said they are awaiting guidance from the state board about how to handle those records. Staff explained voters flagged inactive through this process will not need to re-register…

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