State Board of Elections shuts down report that ballots could be invalidated by poll workers

RALEIGH, N.C. (WITN) - The State Board of Elections says ballots cannot be invalidated because poll workers write on them.

They deny social media posts that suggests that a poll worker writing on your ballot could void it.

The state says, for example, election workers may write an identifying number on a ballot of those who vote by mail or during the in-person early voting period. This is a special number assigned to each ballot and voter. The number allows the ballot to be retrieved and not counted if necessary due to a voter challenge, such as if the voter dies before Election Day or votes more than once.

The number can also be used to retrieve ballots in the event of a successful election protest.




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