WASHINGTON — Trailing candidates in three North Carolina U.S. House races have until noon Tuesday to ask for a recount, with Rep. Virginia Foxx’s 5th District seat the closest, the State Board of Elections said, while Alaska’s Senate race may not be settled until Nov. 18, the deadline for the last absentee ballots.
County boards of elections completed their canvasses Friday, and under North Carolina law a candidate trailing by 1% or less in a non-statewide contest may then request a recount, the State Board said in a news release. Requests in contests under the county boards’ jurisdiction are due by 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16; requests in contests under the State Board’s jurisdiction, which include U.S. House races, multi-county legislative districts and judicial contests, are due by noon Tuesday, Nov. 17. The State Board will meet Nov. 24 to consider statewide certification.
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