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Buncombe County elections board approves 3,075 absentee ballots, disapproves 6; clarifies student-ID and temporary-license rules
Summary
The Buncombe County Board of Elections completed review of thousands of absentee ballots, approving 3,075 and disapproving six. The board applied State Board guidance on student IDs and ruled a photocopy of a temporary-license receipt is not acceptable photo ID for voting.
The Buncombe County Board of Elections met on Tuesday to finish reviewing absentee ballots from the recent election and to reconcile precinct and county counts. Chair (Speaker 3) opened the session noting the board had 1,933 absentee ballots left to review and thanked staff and volunteers for streamlining the process.
Why it matters: After a two-day review, the board’s decisions determine which absentee ballots are counted and clarify how election administrators should treat nonstandard photo IDs ahead of certification. Director Duncan noted early voting remained high: “we are over 90,000 early voters now,” underscoring the scale of the office’s workload.
The board spent much of the meeting examining individual absentee envelopes for valid photo ID, witness and notary stamps, and signature consistency.…
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