RESOLUTION TO ADOPT THE TIME FOR COUNTING OF ABSENTEE BALLOTS At a meeting duly called and held on the 19th day of August 2025, the New Hanover County Board of Elections unanimously adopted the following resolution: WHEREAS the county board of elections is authorized upon adoption of a resolution to begin counting of civilian absentee ballots between the hours of 2:00 pm and 5:00 pm on Election Day; WHEREAS such resolution also may provide for an additional meeting following the day of the election and prior to the day of canvass to count absentee ballots received pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 163-231(b)(1) or (2); WHEREAS the time and dates designated for these meetings will be at 2:00 pm, on November 4, 7, and 13 for the purpose of counting absentee ballots; WHEREAS the location of these meetings shall be at the New Hanover County Board of Elections Office, 226 Government Center Drive, Wilmington, NC 28403; WHEREAS the board shall not announce the results of the count before 7:30 pm on Election Day; WHEREAS these meetings are open to all who may want to attend; and, WHEREAS the adoption of this resolution is in compliance with North Carolina General Statutes §§ 163-234(2) and 163-234(11) will be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county within the statutory time frame. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the New Hanover County Board of Elections hereby unanimously approves the Counting of Absentee Ballots for the 2025 Municipal Elections to begin at 2:00 pm on November 4, 7 and 13. Jamie Getty, Chair