The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Sept. 5, 2024
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In a last-ditch effort to purge voters in swing state North Carolina, the GOP has sued the state election board in state superior court to examine the eligibility of 225,000 voters – just days before early voting begins.
The Republican National Committee and North Carolina Republican Party are questioning the eligibility of voters who, when filling out a state voter registration form, did not include their driver’s license and last four Social Security digits because the form didn’t mark the fields as required. The form was corrected in December 2023.
The GOP is demanding that the state elections board contact all 225,000 affected voters, but the board has refused, arguing that the challenge came too late, and North Carolina’s stringent absentee and in-person voter ID requirements will mitigate any chance of illegal voting. September 3rd, the Democratic National Committee asked to intervene in the case. The federal Help America Vote Act stipulates that any voter registration purges must occur 90 days before the election.
Similar suits were filed in Pennsylvania and Arizona earlier this summer attempting to find registration flaws, and to root out registered noncitizens. Noncitizen voter registration does infrequently happen, but very rarely results in noncitizens actually voting.
As of early September, polling shows the Presidential race virtually tied in North Carolina.
We’ve linked local reporting and the groups taking action at AmericanDemocracyMinute.org. I’m Brian Beihl.
Today’s Links
Articles & Resources:
NC Newsline – NC Republicans seek a voter purge that would violate federal law
National Republican Committee (via Democracy Docket) – Complaint in NRC vs. NC State Board of Elections
Washington Examiner – Battleground ballots: First 2024 ballots to go out in North Carolina with election lawsuits in limbo
The Carolina Journal – DNC seeks to intervene in GOP lawsuit challenging 225,000 voter registrations
Democratic National Committee (via Carolina Journal) – MOTION TO INTERVENE BY THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE
Groups Taking Action:
Democracy North Carolina, Common Cause NC, Enlace Latino NC
Check Your Voter Registration:
- U.S. Election Assistance Commission – Register And Vote in Your State
- USA Vote Foundation – Registration, Eligibility, State Election Office Links
- Vote.Gov – Register to Vote in Your State
- Vote.Org – Check Your Registration to Vote
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