Battleground North Carolina Removes Hundreds of Thousands of Names from Voter Rolls Ahead of Election
The North Carolina Board of Elections has announced a significant removal of nearly 750,000 individuals from its voter rolls as part of a cleanup effort that spanned over 20 months. The majority of those removed had either moved within the state and failed to re-register or had not participated in the 2020 or 2022 federal elections. Others were removed due to death, relocation to other states, or felony convictions.
Recent reports have also identified nine potential non-citizens who were registered to vote, prompting an investigation into their status. However, these individuals are separate from the recent large-scale purge, which federal law prohibits within 90 days of an election. Activists are advocating for more stringent voter registration processes, including proof of citizenship, to ensure election integrity.
Additionally, the Republican National Committee has filed a lawsuit against the state, alleging that North Carolina has allowed over 225,000 individuals to register without the required identification information, thereby compromising the integrity of elections. This lawsuit demands that these individuals be barred from voting, reflecting ongoing concerns regarding voter verification and the proper management of voter rolls.
Almost three-quarters of a million people have been removed from the voter rolls in North Carolina
The state Board of Elections announced Thursday that the cleanup of voter rolls has taken place over the past 20 months, according to The Hill.
Most people removed had moved within North Carolina and never registered after they moved, or had not voted in either the 2022 or 2020 federal elections,
Some people were removed because they had died, moved to other states or been convicted of felonies.
According to WRAL-TV, in a separate action, nine possible non-citizens who were registered to vote have been found.
Pat Gannon, a representative of the state Board of Elections said that the state has not yet confirmed the individuals are immigrants.
He said an investigation into their status is under way.
Gannon said that those nine are not part of the almost 750,000 people deleted because federal law bars taking people off of voting rolls within 90 days of an election.
Activists say the state should do more to protect against non-citizens voting in federal elections.
“The best way to make sure there’s no non-citizens is to actually require proof of citizenship when you sign up to vote,” Jim Womack, of the North Carolina Election Integrity Network, said.
“Arizona does it. But North Carolina is one of the many states that do not,” he said.
Federal law requires that only citizens vote, but does not require proof, only an attestation on the part of the voter that he or she is a citizen.
North Carolina has been sued by the Republican National Committee and North Carolina Republican Party alleging that the state allowed more than 225,000 people to register without providing required ID information.
“By failing to collect certain statutorily required information prior to registering these applicants to vote, Defendants placed the integrity of the state’s elections into jeopardy,” the lawsuit said.
The suit wants those people barred from voting.
“The State Board of Elections has a statutory duty to ensure only verified citizens can vote in North Carolina elections,” state Republican Party Director of Communications Matt Mercer said, according to the Daily Tar Heel.
“Their refusal to take these steps and subsequent dismissal of legitimate concerns undermines election integrity and confidence in elections administration,” he said.
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