The Beaufort Observers calls for the “North Carolina elections system to be fixed” and reform from the top down to address the concerning election administration issues.   

We’ve written about a number of the flaws we have
seen firsthand and posted articles done by others. Taken in toto what
it means is that Governor-elect Pat McCrory has his work cut out for
him.

The governor appoints the state board of election. The
state board selects the local boards, upon the nomination of the local
political party leaders in each county. The local board hire the staff.
Thus, to fix this system McCrory will need to start at the top with
the State Board of Elections. Appointing competent and honest people
will be essential. Then the state board is going to have to hire
honorable people with integrity to manage the system, not only the
elections process but the campaign finance system as well. The state is
then going to need to set specific, effective standards or each county
board and its staff to follow in implementing the law.