RALEIGH - North Carolina’s top election official said Friday the state plans to use a federal citizenship-verification database for voter-list maintenance after the U.S. Supreme Court lifted restrictions that had blocked the expanded system.
GREENSBORO - A federal lawsuit filed Sept. 22 asks a judge to block two North Carolina absentee-ballot directives before the Nov. 3 election, challenging rules for unsealed inner envelopes and voter signatures.
North Carolina’s 2026 Judicial Voter Guide is online, but the State Board says no full printed guide will be mailed because the guide fund is depleted.
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.
The N.C. State Board of Elections resolved disputed early-voting plans Thursday for 20 counties where local election boards were unable to reach unanimous agreements over voting locations, weekend schedules and other details of the November general election.