Note: Since Allen Robert Tyson goes by “Bob,” we have referred to him as such below.
July 2023: Bob Tyson Was Sworn Into The Chatham County Board Of Elections For A Two-Year Term. [Chatham County Board of Elections Meeting Minutes, 7/18/23]
Bob Tyson Was A Republican. [North Carolina State Board of Elections County Board of Elections Members List, updated 11/1/23]
Bob Tyson: “I Want To Help Provide Accessible And Secure Elections For The People Of Chatham County.” “The Chatham County Board of Elections swore in the board members and chair for their two-year term at noon on Tuesday, July 18, at the Chatham County Board of Elections Office. Chair Laura Heise (Democrat), Secretary Frank Dunphy (Republican) and member Mark Barroso (Democrat) have all served on previous terms while members Bob Tyson (Republican) and Erika Lindemann (Democrat) were sworn in for the first time. ‘I am happy to join the county Board of Elections,’ Tyson, who retired from a database consultant job six years ago, said. ‘I want to help provide accessible and secure elections for the people of Chatham County.’” [Chatham News & Record, 7/26/23]
Bob Tyson Voted Against Approving A Supplemental Absentee Ballot In The 2024 Republican Primary, In Defiance Of The State Board’s Conclusion. [Chatham County Board of Elections Meeting Minutes, 5/23/24]
Bob Tyson And Frank Dunphy Voted Against An Early Voting Plan With Two Days Of Sunday Voting, Instead Pushing For An Option With Only One Day Of Sunday Voting. [Chatham County Board of Elections Meeting Minutes, 4/30/24]
Bob Tyson Motioned To Adopt An Early Voting Plan With No Sundays And Adjusted Hours On Saturdays. [Chatham County Board of Elections Meeting Minutes, 10/17/23]
Bob Tyson Voted Against A Measure Requiring Staff – But Not Board Members – To Review One-Stop Voter Applications, Although Board Members Were Free To Review The Applications If Desired. [Chatham County Board of Elections Meeting Minutes, 10/31/23]