WHEREAS, NC General Statue 163-234(2) states that a county board of elections shall meet at 5:00 p.m. on election day in the board office for the purpose of counting all absentee ballots except those which have been challenged before 5:00 p.m. on election day and those received pursuant to G.S. 163-231(b)(2)b. or c. The board shall not announce the result of the county before 7:30 p.m.