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Buncombe County elections staff brief board on candidate‑challenge hearing rules, subpoenas and appeals
Summary
Board members were trained on the quasi‑judicial process for two candidate‑challenge hearings set for Jan. 20, including evidence and witness rules, a subpoena deadline, how decisions affect ballots and an expedited appeals timetable to the State Board of Elections.
Corinne Duncan, executive director of the Buncombe County Board of Elections, led a presentation on procedures for two candidate‑challenge hearings scheduled to begin Jan. 20 at 2:30 p.m., telling board members the proceedings are quasi‑judicial and formal.
"Candidate challenges are definitely one of our most formal duties," Duncan said, explaining the hearing format and roles. The hearings will begin with a chair introduction, allow optional three‑minute opening statements (which she emphasized are not evidence), move to the case in chief where parties present evidence and sworn witnesses, permit closing statements of two minutes, and conclude with open deliberation and a motion followed by a written decision.
Duncan said the burden of proof in the challenges rests with the candidate: the board must determine eligibility by a preponderance of the evidence…
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