North Carolina election board to meet this hour to consider extending polls

[Roland99]

https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/election-results-and-news-11-03-20/h_6bd4343f7253df9153476928ebaa68cd

The North Carolina State Board of Elections says the board will meet at 1 p.m. ET this afternoon to consider extending hours at four voting locations.

The locations are: one polling place in Guilford County, one polling location in Cabarrus County, and two locations in Sampson County.

An extension of hours at even one of these locations would delay the reporting of results statewide.

Karen Brinson Bell, executive director of the North Carolina State Board of Elections, said one of the reasons the sites opened late was because of poll workers arriving late.

[CurtEastPoint]

1. I swear to God. It's nearly 2021 and we are still voting in this archaic manner. CHANGE IT!

I don't have the answers but FFS, too many human frailties involved, standing in line, machines that are hackable, I could go on...

[redstatebluegirl]

2. The republicons will not be happy with this, que the lawyers.

[Baitball Blogger]

8. Exactly. Not good.

They had better have a good reason for this.

[LiberalFighter]

3. However long it was delayed it should be extended by that time.

One of the things I find bad about being a poll worker are the long hours. In some places, they do have the option of two shifts. It should be available in all states. In my opinion it would make it easier to fill those positions as it will increase the pool of those willing to work election day.

[klook]

4. Looks like the result may less extreme than CNN's headline led me to believe.

"Under state law, the State Board of Elections, by a majority vote, may extend voting hours at a polling place if polls are delayed in opening for more than 15 minutes or are interrupted for more than 15 minutes after opening.

The State Board may extend the closing time by an equal number of minutes."

Bizarre that poll workers showed up late! I think if I were a poll worker, I'd wake up at 4 a.m.

But things happen -- maybe these poll workers have a good reason. Who am I to point fingers, sitting around at home avoiding COVID-19 spores after voting early a few weeks ago.

[NoMoreRepugs]

5. When in the fuck is America going to get it's act together - I am so angry about shit like this I'm

danger of breaking my computer screens.

[Hortensis]

6. Polling extended, we'll have to wait @45 mins longer for early results. nt

[struggle4progress]

7. Didn't realize Daylight Saving Time had ended, maybe?

[dsc]

9. that would have made them early, not late

[struggle4progress]

12. I hope someday I will be able to do arithmetic correctly!

Getting a doctorate in math obviously didn't help!

[msongs]

11. is an extra 45 minutes long enuff for repubs to cook the books nt