The Vance County Board of Elections convened a special meeting on Friday morning to review and respond to a protest filed by Sterlin Walker, Jr., which alleged election violations stemming from Tuesday’s primary.
It took the board less than 15 minutes to vote to dismiss the protest, after finding that the various allegations were outside the board’s jurisdiction.
Four members of the board were present; one member could not attend. The vote was 4-0 in favor of the motion to dismiss.
Incumbent Sheriff Curtis Brame defeated Walker and Sean Alston, Sr. in Tuesday’s primary, receiving 3,305 votes representing just over 70 percent of total votes cast.