The State Board of Elections will host a meeting August 24 at 9:00am in the Renaissance Hotel’s ballroom. The purpose of the public meeting is to hear arguments about what should be done to fill the seat of Buncombe County Superior Court Judge Dennis Winner, who announced his retirement a week before the primary. As a consequence of the timing, there are now two independent races for two seats. Candidate Kate Dreher contends the two highest overall vote-getters should be seated.