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Dare County Board of Elections approves precinct appointments, temporary judges and 12 absentee ballots
Summary
The board approved the agenda and minutes, confirmed election‑day precinct appointments and temporary judges (including a chief judge), voted to fill a two‑year judge vacancy for Stumpy Point, and approved 12 absentee ballots reviewed during the meeting.
The Dare County Board of Elections on March 4 approved the agenda and minutes, confirmed election‑day precinct official appointments and temporary judges, filled a two‑year judge vacancy for Stumpy Point and accepted 12 absentee ballots reviewed that day.
At the start of the meeting the chair asked the board to approve the list of precinct appointments and reminded members not to state party affiliation in open session. The elections director explained the list includes replacements (for example, Terrence Harold was presented as a replacement for a Stumpy Point judge who had declined) and temporary judges and a temporary chief judge for the primary; Julie Rowe was named as the temporary chief judge on the list.
The board moved and voted to approve the temporary and assistant appointments, then separately moved to appoint Karen Herald to fill the remainder of the two‑year judge term in Stumpy Point; both motions carried on unanimous voice votes. The board reviewed 12 civilian absentee ballots received by mail; after staff opened the tabulator and distributed envelopes for review, a member moved to approve the 12 absentee ballots and the board voted 'Aye.' Staff confirmed the public absentee count rose to 13 after adding the 12 ballots processed that day.
Procedural notes: Staff said the posted public list of workers will not include party affiliations; the director recommended appointing judges separately because judges hold two‑year terms while other assistant appointments are election‑specific. The board also coordinated signatures and logging of processed absentee reports before adjourning the meeting at 03:59 PM.
Votes at a glance: the transcript records motions to approve the agenda, to approve minutes from the 27th, to approve temporary/individual appointments, to appoint Karen Herald for the Stumpy Point judge vacancy, to approve 12 absentee ballots, and to adjourn; all motions carried by voice vote.
