NC Board of Elections director Karen Brinson Bell on what to expect Election Day and afterwards

Karen Brinson Bell, NC State Board of Elections (photo: Screen grab from virtual press conference)

Tuesday is Election Day and the beginning of the end of what’s been an incredibly long political season. One group of people who are acutely aware of this situation and the sharp national focus it has brought to North Carolina are the dedicated professionals who run our state’s elections.

Between repeated rule changes and lawsuits, crazy conspiracy theories spread by irresponsible politicians, and the impacts of Hurricane Helene, it’s been another trying year for state and county election officials. Fortunately, North Carolina is lucky enough to have a competent and unflappable leader at the helm in State Board of Elections executive director Karen Brinson Bell, and as she reminded us when we caught up with her – her team is well prepared to oversee another honest and smoothly run election.