Public Comments to the State Board of Elections Regarding Certain Legal Questions Affecting the Authentication of the 2016 General Election
QUESTIONS PRESENTED:
1. Whether, as a matter of law, county boards of election may retrieve the ballot and discount the votes of an individual found to be ineligible, though no challenge was timely brought under Article 8 of the N.C. General Statutes.
2. If so, whether the basis for a determination of ineligibility may be brought as a protest of election under Article 15A of the N.C. General Statutes or through administrative processes pursuant to G.S. §§ 163-82.14 or 163-182.5.
3. If so, what procedures should be followed to afford necessary due process while ensuring the timely and accurate authentication of election results.
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