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Harnett County Board of Elections introduces assistant director and readies ballot-on-demand rollout

Harnett County Board of Elections · January 5, 2026
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Summary

The board introduced Sarah Rafie as assistant director and outlined personnel changes and the planned deployment of ballot-on-demand equipment purchased from Election Systems & Software (ES&S), with vendor-supported training and in-person support planned for early voting.

The Harnett County Board of Elections on Jan. 8 formally introduced Sarah Rafie as the board’s new assistant director and detailed staff changes and plans to deploy ballot-on-demand equipment for the upcoming primary.

Sarah Rafie, who said she previously worked in Pinellas County, Florida, described a background in communications coordination, poll-worker management, campaign-finance tasks and candidate qualifying. Director-level staff noted Rafie will work with the supervisor of elections and bring experience from a larger jurisdiction as Harnett County grows.

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