A North Carolina county is losing its 2 top election officials weeks before balloting begins

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina county will soon lose its top two election administrators mere weeks before the first general election ballots go out to voters.

The elections board in Pasquotank County, along the Virginia border about 170 miles (274 kilometers) northeast of Raleigh, this week accepted the resignation of Deputy Director Troy White, The Daily Advance of Elizabeth City reported.

White’s departure is effective Aug. 16, the same day that the resignation of Director Emma Tate takes effect. The upcoming departure of Tate was made public last month.

Tate, who has served as permanent director since early 2020, told the newspaper that she decided to resign “for a multitude of reasons.”

“I just decided it was time to move on,” she added.

White declined to comment about the reasons for his resignation after Tuesday’s board meeting that confirmed his departure.

The departures emphasize a turnover problem among local election directors over the past presidential election cycle in North Carolina and other states.

Pasquotank County has about 31,000 registered voters, compared with nearly 7.6 million recorded statewide. While in-person early voting for the Nov. 5 election begins Oct. 17, county boards will begin sending absentee ballots to those who have requested them on Sept. 6.

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