NC Board Extends Voting at Five Glitchy Precincts

A printer jams in Kinston. A computer crashes in Tabor City. The State Board of Elections extended voting at five precincts in Columbus, Hertford, Lenoir, and Wilson Counties and turned down requests from Gates, Watauga, and Wilkes. Tabor City South Williams got 45 extra minutes; Kinston's K8 got 30. Three of the five extended precincts went for Kamala Harris by at least 68 percent in 2024. Executive Director Sam Hayes calls the glitches routine and says they weren't malicious, which is what every bureaucrat says right before the sequel. No unofficial results post until the last site closes at 8:15 p.m., so the whole state gets to stare at the clock like it owes them money. Trust the process, they tell us. I'll trust the clock.