Guilford County Elections Board Sets Key Post-Primary Ballot Review Dates

The Guilford County Board of Elections convened March 6 to begin the formal post-election review process following the March 3, 2026 primary, taking up the first in a series of scheduled meetings to resolve outstanding provisional and cured absentee ballots.

The board's post-election calendar is a structured, date-driven process that determines which ballots cast on primary day ultimately count. Provisional ballots are typically issued when a voter's eligibility cannot be immediately confirmed at the polls, while cured absentee ballots are mail ballots that had defects, such as a missing signature or witness information, that voters were given the opportunity to correct before a deadline.

The March 6 meeting was the opening step in that resolution process, with the board reviewing each provisional and cured absentee submission against voter registration records and state requirements to determine whether each ballot should be counted.

For any voter who cast a provisional ballot on March 3, the board's post-election schedule represents the only remaining avenue for that vote to be included in the official canvass. Voters who are uncertain whether their provisional ballot was accepted can contact the Guilford County Board of Elections directly for status information.

The board's full post-election schedule, including any additional canvass or certification dates, is posted through the Guilford County Board of Elections office. The official canvass, which certifies the final vote totals from the primary, follows the completion of provisional and absentee review and represents the last procedural step before primary results become official.