# Board of Elections Canvass | Nov. 13, 2026


**Body:** Buncombe County Government
**Date:** November 14, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

The Buncombe County Board of Elections canvass meeting, identified in the title and certification as Nov. 13, 2026, reviewed election challenges, manual edits, and audit and reconciliation reports before certifying the county’s results. The board sustained challenges involving 18 voters listed as deceased and three voters who had not completed felony terms; staff also reported on ballot-style and duplicate-voting challenges and provisional and absentee ballot reviews. The meeting included a review of early-voting and Election Day totals and the required election reports. The board deferred approval of prior meeting minutes until its next meeting because members had not had time to review them.

The board was informed that qualifying recount requests were due Nov. 16, and that a recount meeting would be held Nov. 18 if one was requested; otherwise, the next regular meeting was scheduled for Dec. 8. Staff noted an after-deadline notification that required no board action beyond recording its acknowledgment. Staff and contract workers were thanked for their election work, but no contracts, purchases, funding allocations, or other procurement decisions were identified.

**Source:** Buncombe County Government