Democratic candidate pledges to keep fighting in North Carolina’s close Supreme Court race
Exactly how many ballots could still be affected — and whether it could flip the result — remains unclear.
Exactly how many ballots could still be affected — and whether it could flip the result — remains unclear.
Most of the ballots being challenged were cast by voters whose registration records lacked either a driver’s license number or the last four digits of a Social Security number.
The timing of the dismissal was a bit surprising.
Republicans want some ballots they say were case illegally thrown out.
The protests going before the state board, which question if well over 60,000 ballots should have been counted, cover three categories of voting.
The partial hand recount applies to ballots in 3% of the voting sites in all 100 counties, chosen at random Tuesday by the state board.
A majority of respondents, including Democrats, also support a measure that would specifically bar non-citizens from voting, which the state constitution already does.
It’s not clear if the case, which discusses voter fraud allegations, will be decided before the 2024 election, according to plaintiff attorney Jeff Loperfido.
‘It’s really about the fundamental right to vote and about whether individuals, North Carolina citizens, can be used as political pawns in this way and have their names tarnished without consequences.’
The new Republican majority has ruled favorably for GOP legislators by striking down previous redistricting decisions and upholding a photo voter identification mandate.