ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828NewsNow) — The Buncombe County Board of Elections reviewed provisional ballots and voter challenges from the midterm election at its Nov. 10 public meeting, and of the 912 ballots, the Board disapproved 360 of them.
According to a Nov. 10 news release, the Board said 100 partially approved and 452 approved provisional ballots were added to the unofficial midterm results. The Board said that of the 360 ballots that were disapproved, 75% of those were related to unregistered voters.
The Board said in the release that provisional ballots can be the determining factor in close races like the Black Mountain Town Council race, which was separated by only 26 votes, before provisionals were approved and added to the unofficial results. The updated election results for races in Buncombe County are now available at the N.C. Board of Elections website…