The North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) has removed 747,000 names from voter rolls in swing states in the past 20 months, officials announced Thursday.
Most of the people removed from North Carolina's voter rolls were deemed ineligible to vote because they moved from one county in the state to another without registering a new address. According to To The Hill. Those removed from the voter rolls did not participate in the 2016 and 2020 federal elections.
According to the newspaper, the NCSBE identified other reasons voters were removed, including death, felony conviction, moving out of state, and personal requests.
North Carolina has removed more than 130,000 deceased voters from its rolls.
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The Republican National Committee (RNC) and the North Carolina Republican Party (NCGOP) lawsuit In August, it claimed the state failed to meet its obligations and remove ineligible names from voter rolls.
“Confidence in the integrity of our electoral process is essential for our participatory democracy to function. Voter fraud drives honest citizens out of the democratic process and creates distrust in government. “Voters who fear that their legitimate vote will be outweighed by a fraudulent vote will feel disenfranchised,” the complaint states.
State officials have identified nine possible noncitizens (some believe an undercount) who are registered to vote in North Carolina. Warar Reported. However, an NCSBE spokesperson said Thursday that it is currently unknown whether the nine people are illegal immigrants and that the investigation is ongoing. (Related: President Trump stops at grocery store to give money to mother as campaign stops)
Voters in North Carolina will be asked to show a photo ID under new rules that take effect for the first time in local elections in the fall of 2023. According to to NCSBE. Battleground states also require all voters to be U.S. citizens, but proof of this status is not required for registration.
North Carolina is one of seven swing states that are believed to determine the outcome of the 2024 presidential election. As of Thursday, former President Donald Trump held a 0.6% lead over Vice President Kamala Harris in North Carolina. According to compared to the RealClearPolitics polling average.
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President Trump spoke on protecting American jobs on Wednesday at Mossack Group headquarters in Mint Hill, North Carolina. The former president criticized Harris on the state of the U.S. economy and declared that Harris' support for tariffs was the reason people in other countries wanted her assassinated.
