CURRITUCK COUNTY

NORTH CAROLINA

Minutes - Regular Meeting of the Board of Elections

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Election Office
2795 Caratoke Highway
Currituck, North Carolina 27929
Present:
  • Chris Hooper, Board Member
  • Alice Malesky, Board Member
  • Eldon Miller, Secretary
  • Dorothy "Dot" Johnson, Board Member
  • Edward Ponton, Chair
Staff Present:
  • Kimberly Twine, Board of Elections Director

1.
Call to Order

 

Meeting called to order by: Edward Ponton, Chair at 10:00 a.m.

2.
Pledge of Allegiance

 

All stood for the Pledge of Allegiance.

3.
Attendance Roll

 

Attendance was called.

4.
Review and Approval of March 11, 2025 Minutes

This item has attachments. 
1.Post-Meeting Minutes - Ele_Mar11_2025 - English.pdf

After reviewing the previous minutes, Eldon Miller motioned to approve, a second was made by Alice Malesky. The previous minutes dated 03/11/2025 were unanimously approved.

  • MOVER: Edward Ponton
    SECONDER: Alice Malesky
    AYES (5)Edward Ponton, Alice Malesky, Chris Hooper, Eldon Miller, and Dorothy "Dot" Johnson
    RESULT: Approved (5 to 0)

5.
Review of Upcoming Events

 
  • The director informed members that the Currituck County High School Mock Election has been canceled due to a lack of follow-up from the school. 
  • Twine discussed the upcoming University North Carolina School of Government course she and Deputy Director Gettens are taking. Both have now completed all required pre-class modules.

6.
New Business

 
  • Director Twine gave a brief review of the  NC Association of Directors of Elections (NCADE) conference she and Deputy Director Gettens both attended, March 23-25, in Durham. Twine will serve on NCADE’s Personnel Committee, representing our district 8.
  • The North Carolina Board of Elections (NCSBE) has formed its 2026 Hub Groups for Election Officials. Twine will serve on the Voting Systems Hub under Neil Baddour, Voting Technology Certification Manager at NCSBE. This group will work to find ways to improve the voting process for directors and election staff.
  • The Currituck County Board of Elections reviewed a new mission statement written and presented by Director Twine. A motion to approve was put forth by Chris Hooper and the second was made by Edward Ponton. Board Chair Ponton read the statement out loud for the record. *Attached.    
  • Edward Ponton updated this board regarding the director’s pay for extra hours worked during election cycles.  There has been no forward movement by Currituck County. Ponton shared Neil Baddour’s response to an email correspondence and mentioned how much he appreciated Baddour’s response.
  • An update was given by the director regarding the Griffin vs Riggs NC Supreme Court Case.  As of this date, the county board of elections offices are not required to contact potentially effected voters. However, Twine shared how she and Gettens are assisting concerned voters who call or come into the office.  Where/when applicable, this office is updating voter registrations that are missing their North Carolina Driver License (NCDL) number, or the last four of their social security numbers by asking the voters to update a form in-person or online. This information is required as set forth in ss 163-82.4 (11). Twine explained that most voter applications do already contain the required information, but it was previously missed during data entry.

7.
Reports

This item has attachments. 
1.ncsbe-statement.pdf
2.mission statement.pdf
  • Currituck County Board of Elections Mission Statement
  • NCSBE Statement on Today’s NC Court of Appeals Decision (April 4, 2025).

8.
Next Meeting

 

General Business Meeting – Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at 10:00 AM.

9.
Adjournment

 

The motion to adjourn was made at 11:04 AM. By Ponton, a second was made by Eldon Miller and passed unanimously.

  • MOVER: Edward Ponton
    SECONDER: Eldon Miller
    AYES (5)Edward Ponton, Alice Malesky, Chris Hooper, Eldon Miller, and Dorothy "Dot" Johnson
    RESULT: Approved (5 to 0)
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