North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 163. Elections and Election Laws § 163-166.6. Designation of tasks

(1) The need to place primary managerial responsibility upon the chief judge.

(2) The need to have maximum multiparty participation in all duties where questions of partisan partiality might be raised.

(3) The need to provide flexibility of management to the county board of elections and to the chief judge, in consideration of different abilities of officials, the different availability of officials, and the different needs of voters precinct by precinct.