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Board of Equalization and Review Meeting Notice – December 5, 2024

Posted December 4, 2024

The Granville County Board of Equalization and Review will meet at the Granville County Convention & Expo Center, 4185 Highway 15 South, Oxford, North Carolina, on December 5, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. to consider timely-filed appeals until all appeals are complete. The Board of Equalization and Review has adjourned from accepting any further appeals.

Any questions should be directed to Tax Administrator Jenny Short at  919-693-4181.

Board of Elections Meeting Notice – December 4, 2024

Posted December 3, 2024

The Granville County Board of Elections will meet at 11:30 am on Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at the Granville County Board of Elections located at 208 Wall Street, Oxford, NC  27565 for a bipartisan team to start the sample hand-to-eye recount requested by Jefferson G. Griffin in the Supreme Court Associate Justice S6 Contest.

Board of Elections Meeting Notice – December 3, 2024

The Granville County Board of Elections will meet at 8:30 am on Tuesday, December 3, 2024  at the Granville County Board of Elections located at 208 Wall Street, Oxford, NC  27565 for bipartisan teams to start the sample hand-to-eye recount requested by Frank Sossamon in the NC House District 32 Contest.

Board of Commissioners Meeting Notice – December 2, 2024

Posted November 27, 2024

The Granville County Board of Commissioners will meet at the Granville County Convention & Expo Center, 4185 Highway 15, Oxford, NC on December 2, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. for the regular scheduled meeting.    

December 2, 2024 Agenda

Any questions should be directed to Karen Evans, Clerk to the Board, at 919-603-1307 or emailed to  karen.evans@granvillecounty.org   

Board of Elections Meeting Notice – November 27, 2024

Posted November 26, 2024

The Granville County Board of Elections will reconvene at 9:00 am on Wednesday, November 27, 2024 at the Granville County Board of Elections located at 208 Wall Street, Oxford, NC  27565 to finalize the recount results for the 2024 General Election NC House District 32, NC Senate District 18, and NC Supreme Court Associate Justice recounts.

Board of Elections Emergency Meeting Notice – November 22, 2024

Posted November 21, 2024

In the Matter of Election Protests by Ashlee Adams

On November 19, 2024, Ashlee Adams, by counsel, submitted Election Protests to the Granville County Board of Elections (the “Board”) regarding the contest for North Carolina Senate District 18 (collectively, the “Protests”) alleging as follows:

Protest No. 1: Deceased Voter Protest

Protest No. 2: Not Registered Voters Protest

Pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. §163-182.10 and 08 NCAC 02 .0110, the Board hereby provides notice of an Emergency Preliminary Consideration Meeting (the “Emergency Meeting”) to be held on Friday, November 22, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. at 208 Wall Street, Oxford, North Carolina 27565 to consider the Protests.

The purpose of the Emergency Meeting is for the Board to determine whether the Protests substantially comply with N.C. Gen. Stat. §163-182.9.  The State Board of Elections has instructed the Board to assume at preliminary consideration that the Protests establish probable cause to advance to a hearing per N.C. Gen. Stat. 163-182.10(a)(1).  

Issued by Tonya Burnette, Director, Granville County Board of Elections, this 21st day of November, 2024.

Notice Recipients:

Ashlee Adams

Counsel for Ashlee Adams – Craig Schauer and Mike Dowling

Terence Everitt

Brad Hessel

Granville County Board of Elections

Board of Elections Emergency Meeting Notice – November 22, 2024

Posted November 21, 2024

In the Matter of Election Protest by Hon. Jefferson Griffin

On November 19, 2024, Hon. Jefferson Griffin, by counsel, submitted an Election Protest to the Granville County Board of Elections (the “Board”) regarding the contest for North Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice, Seat 6 (the “Protest”) alleging that a deceased voter had voted and that the ballot was counted. 

Pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. §163-182.10 and 08 NCAC 02 .0110, the Board hereby provides notice of an Emergency Preliminary Consideration Meeting (the “Emergency Meeting”) to be held on Friday, November 22, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. at 208 Wall Street, Oxford, North Carolina 27565 to consider the Protest.

The purpose of the Emergency Meeting is for the Board to determine whether the Protest substantially complies with N.C. Gen. Stat. §163-182.9.  The State Board of Elections has instructed the Board to assume at preliminary consideration that the Protest establishes probable cause to advance to a hearing per N.C. Gen. Stat. 163-182.10(a)(1).  

Issued by Tonya Burnette, Director, Granville County Board of Elections, this 21st day of November, 2024.

Notice Recipients:

Hon. Jefferson Griffin

Counsel for Hon. Jefferson Griffin – Craig Schauer and Mike Dowling

Hon. Allison Riggs

Granville County Board of Elections

Board of Elections Notice of Continued Meeting – November 21, 2024

Posted November 20, 2024

The Granville County Board of Elections will recess the recount meeting at 9:00 pm on Wednesday, November 20, 2024.  The recount will resume at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, November 21, 2024 at the Granville County Board of Elections located at 208 Wall Street, Oxford, NC  27565. Members of the public may attend the meeting, but space may be limited.

Board of Elections Emergency Meeting Notice – November 21, 2024

Posted November 20, 2024

In the Matter of Election Protest by Frank Sossamon

On November 15, 2024, Frank Sossamon, by counsel, submitted an  Election Protest to the Granville County Board of Elections (the “Board”) regarding the contest for North Carolina House of Representatives District 32 (collectively, the “Protest”) alleging that a deceased voter had voted and that the ballot was counted.  

Pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. §163-182.10 and 08 NCAC 02 .0110, the Board hereby provides notice of an Emergency Preliminary Consideration Meeting (the “Emergency Meeting”) to be held on Thursday, November 21, 2024, at 3:00 p.m. at 208 Wall Street, Oxford, North Carolina 27565 to consider the Protest.

The purpose of the Emergency Meeting is for the Board to determine whether the Protest substantially complies with N.C. Gen. Stat. §163-182.9.  The State Board of Elections has instructed the Board to assume at preliminary consideration that the Protest establishes probable cause to advance to a hearing per N.C. Gen. Stat. 163-182.10(a)(1).  

Issued by Tonya Burnette, Director, Granville County Board of Elections, this 20th day of November, 2024.

Notice Recipients:

Frank Sossamon

Counsel for Frank Sossamon – Phillip J. Strach

Bryan Cohn

Ryan Brown

Granville County Board of Elections

Notice of Emergency Preliminary Consideration Meeting – November 20, 2024

Posted November 20, 2024

On November 15, 2024, Garland H. Kanady, Jr. submitted an Election Protest to the Granville County Board of Elections (the “Board”) regarding the contest for North Carolina House of Representatives District 32 (the “Protest”).

Pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. §163-182.10 and 08 NCAC 02 .0110, the Board hereby provides notice of an Emergency Preliminary Consideration Meeting (the “Emergency Meeting”) to be held on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. at 208 Wall Street, Oxford, North Carolina 27565.

The purpose of the Emergency Meeting is for the Board to determine (1) whether the Protest substantially complies with N.C. Gen. Stat. §163-182.9 and (2) whether the Protest establishes probable cause to believe that a violation of election law or irregularity or misconduct has occurred. See N.C. Gen. Stat. §163-182.10(a)(1).

Issued by Tonya Burnette, Director, Granville County Board of Elections, this 19th day of November, 2024.

Notice Recipients:

Garland H. Kanady, Jr.

Frank Sossamon

Bryan Cohn

Granville County Board of Elections