North Carolina State Board of Elections

What North Carolina State Board of Elections does

The North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) is a state government agency, established in 1901 and headquartered in the Dobbs Building in Raleigh, that administers and oversees all public elections across North Carolina's 100 counties. Its core product suite centers on the State Election Information Management System (SEIMS), a statewide voter registration and election management database that underpins every registration, voter lookup, and absentee ballot transaction; supporting services include Voter Search, Early Voting Site Search, BallotTrax absentee tracking, an Election Results Dashboard, and a publicly accessible Voter Registration Statistics portal. The agency's revenue model is non-commercial: services are provided at no cost to voters, and operations are funded through the General Assembly, with a $15 million modernization appropriation secured in July 2025 and a $4.66 million SEIMS contract awarded to ReFrame Solutions in February 2026 to bridge legacy systems ahead of full cloud replacement. Its primary segments are North Carolina registered voters (~7.2 million as of January 2021), the 100 county boards of elections that execute elections at the local level, political candidates and campaign committees subject to finance disclosure, and a network of NVRA-mandated state agencies (DMV, DHHS divisions, Division of Employment Security, and others) that serve as voter registration intake points. Distribution is hybrid — digital self-service tools (vt.ncsbe.gov, BallotTrax, online registration via DMV) plus a physical network of more than 2,600 polling sites and early-voting locations statewide.

Following Executive Director Sam Hayes's appointment in May 2025, NCSBE has executed an agency-wide reorganization, launched the Registration Repair Project to remediate ~82,000 records with missing ID data, secured a DOJ settlement recognizing the repair project as the state's compliance mechanism, and submitted 7,4 million records to the federal SAVE system for citizenship verification. A multi-year IT modernization program — replacing the legacy Windows-based campaign finance platform with a cloud-native system (RFP proposals due June 2026) and rebuilding SEIMS — represents the agency's most material near-term capital commitment.

Name

North Carolina State Board of Elections

Legal name

North Carolina State Board of Elections

Website

https://ncsbe.gov

Company type

Public

Founded year

1901

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

North Carolina State Board of Elections is the state agency that administers voter registration, campaign finance disclosure, and election oversight for North Carolina's ~7.2 million registered voters across 100 counties, operating SEIMS and supporting digital voter services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Election Administration Services

NAICS

Public Administration (92)

akta.pro primary industry

City Clerk/Records, Elections & Civic Engagement (BPAIACAB)

Keywords

• Election administration
• Voter registration
• Campaign finance disclosure
• Absentee ballot tracking
• Election security

Headquarters

HQ city

Raleigh

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The North Carolina State Board of Elections administers statewide voter registration, election oversight, and campaign finance disclosure for North Carolina. It operates the SEIMS voter registration database covering nearly 7.2 million voters, delivers digital voter-facing tools for registration lookup, early voting site search, absentee ballot tracking, and election results, and regulates campaign finance reporting for candidates and political committees across all 100 counties.

Product overview

The North Carolina State Board of Elections provides a suite of digital services for election administration, centered on the State Election Information Management System (SEIMS) for statewide voter registration management. The portfolio includes voter-facing tools (Voter Search, Early Voting Site Search, BallotTrax for ballot tracking, Election Results Dashboard, Voter Registration Statistics) and the Campaign Finance Reporting System for disclosure compliance. These are government public services rather than commercial products, offered free to North Carolina voters. The SEIMS and Campaign Finance systems are undergoing modernization with cloud-based replacements under development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Voter Search Online tool that allows North Carolina voters to check their registration status, verify their voter details, and confirm polling information. Offered free of charge through the ncsbe.gov domain.
• Early Voting Site Search Online tool that helps voters locate early voting locations and view schedules by county during the early voting period for upcoming elections.
• BallotTrax Absentee Ballot Tracking Online absentee ballot tracking service (powered by BallotTrax) that enables North Carolina voters who vote by mail to monitor the status of their ballots across the mailing, receipt, and counting process.
• Election Results Dashboard Real-time public-facing portal that publishes unofficial election results on Election Night and throughout the canvass period for statewide, county, and precinct-level races.
• Voter Registration Statistics Public dashboard that publishes weekly updated voter registration statistics for North Carolina, including counts by county, party affiliation, and demographics.
• Online Voter Registration (via NCDMV) Online voter registration service available to existing N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles customers with a DMV-issued driver license or ID, allowing them to register, update their address, or change party affiliation without a wet ink signature.
• Campaign Finance Reporting and Disclosure System that stores legally required campaign finance disclosures from candidates and political committees and provides public access to search, view, and audit campaign funding and spending reports and penalties. Currently being modernized from its early-2000s Windows platform to a cloud-based replacement (RFP proposals due June 2026, $15 million in funding).
• County Boards of Elections Oversight and Training Statewide oversight, training, and support program for the 100 county boards of elections in North Carolina, providing standardized procedures, compliance guidance, technical support, and poll worker training resources.

Quantifiable outcome

• Early voting participation increased 25.4% compared to 2022 primary, with 701,140 early ballots cast
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature5 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles (NCDMV)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership enabling existing DMV customers with DMV-issued driver license or ID to register to vote or update their registration online. The online voter registration application does not require wet ink signature. Customer identity is validated through DMV-issued credentials.
• N.C. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) - Division of Social ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNVRA partner agency required to offer voter registration services at all DSS offices. Voter preference captured through NC FAST system and on Medicaid and FNS applications.
• N.C. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) - Division of Health Benefits (Medicaid)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNVRA partner agency offering voter registration services to Medicaid applicants and recipients through DHHS' applications.
• N.C. Division of Employment Security (DES)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNVRA partner agency required to offer voter registration services at unemployment services offices.
• N.C. Division of Services for the BlindminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNVRA partner agency required to offer voter registration services to clients with visual impairments.
• N.C. Division of Services for the Deaf and Hard of HearingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNVRA partner agency required to offer voter registration services to clients with hearing impairments.
• N.C. Division of Child and Family Well-Being/WICminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNVRA partner agency required to offer voter registration services through WIC program offices.
• N.C. Division of State Operated Healthcare FacilitiesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNVRA partner agency required to offer voter registration services at state healthcare facilities.
• U.S. Department of JusticecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSettlement agreement reached on September 9, 2025, in United States of America v. North Carolina State Board of Elections. Agreement recognizes Registration Repair Project as North Carolina's method for ensuring compliance with federal and state voter registration laws.
• ReFrame SolutionscoreTechnology or IntegrationVendor selected in February 2026 through a $4.66 million contract for SEIMS (State Election Information Management System) modernization project to strengthen system functionality and security.
• Office of the State AuditorcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint partnership with the Office of the State Auditor (led by State Auditor Dave Boliek) for modernization of SEIMS and Campaign Finance Reporting System, including a $15 million appropriation from the General Assembly.
• MEDS (Modernization of Election Data Systems) CommissioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBipartisan, 22-member commission created by State Auditor Dave Boliek to provide recommendations on election data systems modernization. Commission is meeting regularly to guide the modernization effort.
• U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (SAVE System)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal system used to verify voter eligibility and citizenship status. On April 17, 2026, the State Board submitted 7,397,734 voter records to the SAVE system to improve accuracy and integrity of the voter rolls.
• N.C. Department of Public SafetycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides felony conviction records used by county boards to remove ineligible voters from registration rolls.
• U.S. Postal Service (USPS)coreTechnology or IntegrationProvides National Change of Address (NCOA) data used by county boards to identify voters who may have moved and update voter rolls accordingly.
• N.C. Department of Health and Human ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides death notifications used to remove deceased individuals from voter rolls.
• U.S. Attorneys' OfficesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides felony conviction records used to remove ineligible voters from registration rolls.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC): Federal agency that sets voluntary voting system guidelines, accredits testing labs, and distributes HAVA funds to state election offices like NCSBE — a broader-incumbent regulator and standard-setter for the same domain.

Others

• Hart InterCivic: Major U.S. voting equipment and election management software vendor serving many state and county election offices — a comparable enabling vendor in the election administration supply chain.
• Election Systems & Software (ES&S): Largest U.S. supplier of voting machines, election management software, and voter registration tools to counties and states — an enabling ecosystem vendor whose products NCSBE-county boards rely on.
• KNOWiNK: Provider of electronic poll books (Poll Pad) and voter registration lookup tools used widely by U.S. counties — an ecosystem vendor whose products support in-person voting workflows at NCSBE-administered polling sites.

Direct peers

• Texas Secretary of State — Elections Division: Texas administers voter registration and elections for a similarly large, politically contested electorate. It is the closest functional state-level peer to NCSBE in scale, complexity, and partisan scrutiny.
• Pennsylvania Department of State — Bureau of Elections: Pennsylvania runs a county-administered election system with statewide voter registration (SURE system) and active modernization efforts, making it a directly comparable peer in structure and stage of tech upgrade.
• Florida Division of Elections: Florida's Division of Elections oversees voter registration, candidate filings, and election reporting for another large, closely-watched swing state — a directly comparable state election administration function.
• Ohio Secretary of State — Elections Division: Ohio oversees voter registration and county boards of elections for a large, politically competitive state, with publicly accessible voter tools and modernization initiatives comparable in scope to NC's.
• Georgia Secretary of State — Elections Division: Georgia manages the Statewide Voter Registration System (GARViS) and county election boards under Secretary of State oversight, mirroring NCSBE's centralized voter database plus 100-county network model in a competitive state.
• Michigan Department of State — Bureau of Elections: Michigan administers statewide voter registration (QVF), election security, and county clerk oversight — directly comparable to NCSBE in centralizing voter data while distributing administration locally.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/NCSBE
• Xx.com/ncsbe
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/north-carolina-state-board-of-elections

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Profiles4 records

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