§ 163-182.17. Summary of officials' duties under this Article.
§ 163‑182.17. Summary of officials' dutiesunder this Article.
(a) This Section a Summary. The provisions of this sectionprovide a nonexclusive summary of the duties given to officials under thisArticle. The legal duty is contained, not in this section, but in the othersections of this Article.
(b) Duties of the Precinct Officials. Precinct officials, inaccordance with rules of the State Board of Elections and under the supervisionof the county board of elections, shall perform all of the following:
(1) Count votes when votes are required to be counted at thevoting place. G.S. 163‑182.2.
(2) Make an unofficial report of returns to the county board ofelections. G.S. 163‑182.2.
(3) Certify the integrity of the vote and the security of theofficial ballots at the voting place. G.S. 163‑182.2.
(4) Return official ballots and equipment to the county board ofelections. G.S. 163‑182.2.
(c) Duties of the County Board of Elections. The county boardof elections, in accordance with rules of the State Board of Elections, shallperform all of the following:
(1) Count absentee and provisional official ballots and otherofficial ballots required to be initially counted by the county board ofelections. G.S. 163‑182.2.
(2) Canvass results in all ballot items on the official ballotin the county. G.S. 163‑182.5.
(3) Order a recount in any ballot item on the official ballot inthe county, where necessary to complete the canvass, and where not prohibitedfrom doing so. G.S. 163‑182.7.
(4) Conduct any recount that has been ordered by the countyboard of elections or the State Board of Elections or that has been properlydemanded in accordance with G.S. 163‑182.7(b).
(5) Conduct hearings in election protests as provided in G.S.163‑182.10.
(6) Prepare abstracts of returns in all the ballot items in thecounty. G.S. 163‑182.6.
(7) Retain one original abstract and distribute the other twooriginals as follows:
a. One to the clerk of superior court in the county.
b. One to the State Board of Elections. G.S. 163‑182.6.
(8) Issue a certificate of nomination or election or acertificate of the results of a referendum in each ballot item within thejurisdiction of the county board of elections. Provide a copy of thecertificate to the clerk of court. G.S. 163‑182.15.
(d) Duties of the State Board of Elections. The State Board ofElections shall perform all the following:
(1) Promulgate rules as directed in this Article. G.S. 163‑182.1,163‑182.2, 163‑182.7, 163‑182.10, and 163‑182.13.
(2) Provide supervisory direction to the county boards ofelections as provided in this Article. G.S. 163‑182.1 and G.S. 163‑182.2.
(3) Canvass the results in ballot items within the jurisdictionof the State Board of Elections. G.S. 163‑182.5.
(4) Order and supervise a recount in any ballot item within thejurisdiction of the State Board of Elections, where necessary to complete thecanvass. G.S. 163‑182.7.
(5) Hear and decide appeals from decisions of county boards ofelections in election protests. G.S. 163‑182.11.
(6) Order new elections in accordance with G.S. 163‑182.15.
(7) Prepare, in duplicate originals, composite abstracts ofballot items within the jurisdiction of the State Board of Elections. G.S. 163‑182.6.
(8) Retain one original of the composite abstract and deliver tothe Secretary of State the other original composite abstract of the results ofballot items within the jurisdiction of the State Board of Elections. G.S. 163‑182.6.
(9) Certify the results of any election within the jurisdictionof the State Board of Elections and provide a copy to the Secretary of State.G.S. 163‑182.15.
(e) Duties of the Secretary of State. The Secretary of Stateshall retain and compile in a useful form all the abstracts and returnsprovided by the county boards of elections and the State Board of Elections.G.S. 163‑182.6.
(f) Duty of the Governor. The Governor shall issue acommission to any person elected to an office listed in G.S. 163‑182.16upon notification from the Secretary of State that a certificate of electionhas been issued to the person. G.S. 163‑182.16. (2001‑398, s. 3.)