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Burke County elections board removes deceased voter’s absentee ballot, approves six absentee ballots and poll-worker list
Summary
The Burke County Board of Elections unanimously removed one civilian absentee ballot after a family reported the voter’s recent death, accepted six absentee ballots (one UOCAVA and five civilian) into the DS200 scanner—raising the public count from 18 to 24—and approved additional poll workers for the March 3, 2026 primary.
The Burke County Board of Elections met Tuesday in Morganton and unanimously removed one civilian absentee ballot after the voter’s daughter reported the voter’s recent death, the board recorded.
Chairman Anthony Iovino and three board members—Rhonda Dautrich, Linda Walker and Donna Wojcik—then accepted one UOCAVA ballot and five civilian absentee ballots. Elections staff member Kenny Rhyne ran the six accepted…
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