Objections delay North Carolina election rules ahead of November voting
Objections have delayed 15 sets of North Carolina election rules involving absentee ballots, photo ID, recounts and conduct outside voting sites.
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Jackson sues over USPS mail ballot rule ahead of North Carolina absentee voting
North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson sued Wednesday over a new United States Postal Service rule that he says could interfere with mail-in voting shortly before county boards of elections are required to begin sending absentee ballots for the 2026 midterm elections.
State election rules head to Rules Review Commission
North Carolina election rules covering absentee ballots, voter ID, recounts and voting-site procedures are scheduled for review by the state Rules Review Commission this week.
Election administration bill becomes law
A North Carolina election administration bill became law Tuesday, extending several ballot cure deadlines and changing procedures for absentee ballots, provisional ballots, early voting equipment and court review of State Board of Elections decisions.
Election administration bill sent to governor
House Bill 834 would change ballot cure deadlines, absentee ballot procedures and judicial review rules for State Board of Elections decisions.
NC Senate passes election administration bill extending ballot-cure deadline
A unanimously approved Senate bill would extend the deadline for correcting certain absentee-ballot problems from three to five business days after an election.
Attorney General challenges mail-in voting order, says military and absentee voters could be harmed
North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced Friday that he is challenging a presidential executive order on mail-in voting, arguing the order could interfere with how states administer elections and put some absentee ballots at risk. In the release, Jackson said the order could affect hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians who vote by mail, including active-duty military members and voters casting ballots after disasters.
Latest Cooper veto targets bill adjusting absentee ballot deadline
Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed a bill that would have set Election Day as the deadline for mail-in absentee ballots in future N.C. elections. Cooper's rejection of Senate Bill 326 marks his 13th veto this year and his record-extending 66th veto since taking office in 2017.
Bill would require that absentee ballots be turned in sooner
New legislation filed in the General Assembly would reduce the time voters have to turn in their absentee ballots, making the outcome of elections clearer in a shorter time.