The required hand-eye count for the 2024 primary elections in Pitt County has been delayed because of the death of a board of elections employee.
Pitt County Board of Elections director Dave Davis said a woman who helps with the count died Sunday morning.
Called the “sample hand-to-eye count,” this audit recounts the ballots in the random precincts to ensure reliability of machine-tabulated results.
Davis said they will reschedule as soon as possible.