Legal Opinion
Democratic Party of Guilford County v. Guilford County Board of Elections
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided March 8, 1996No. 116A95PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WHICHARD, Justice.
North Carolina held a general election on 6 November 1990. Defendant Guilford County Board of Elections (Board) had published notices informing voters that the polls would be open from 6:30 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. Throughout the morning, defendant George Gilbert, the Guilford County Supervisor of Elections, received several complaints concerning the length of lines at several polling places in the county. Gilbert personally visited five precincts and, over the course of the day, observed a general decline in the length of the polling lines.
At approximately 11:00 a.m., plaintiff…
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