Tens of thousands of deceased and duplicative voter registrations were found after the 2020 election in North Carolina, according to a Tuesday report from the Public Interest Legal Foundation.
The non-profit provided a few examples of North Carolina voters who were left on the rolls long after death, including Hoyle Helms, a World War II veteran who died in 1997 - he reportedly remained on the voter rolls for nearly 25 years.
As far as duplicative registrations, 42,984 North Carolina voter registrants left the state and "Established or renewed their out-of-state registration before the 2020 election." PILF reportedly used the U.S. Postal Service National Change of Address systems and the organization's national voter database to track voters moving from their in-state address to another state to determine if they established a registration before November 2020.
"The vast majority of this NCOA study shows that interstate duplicate residents cast ballots outside of North Carolina in 2020, accounting for roughly 87 percent. Only 8 percent of the duplicate registrants cast a ballot in NC. The remainder failed to vote in 2020," PILF found.
PILF President J. Christian Adams called on North Carolina officials to "Use the time they have" to prepare the voter rolls in time for what looks to be a close U.S. Senate race in the state.
"Time is running out. Silly, obvious errors in the voter roll can create opportunities for voter fraud and chaos in a close election. Correcting deceased and duplicate records now will help to preemptively address those risks," Adams said in a statement.
"The most straightforward reform that we should all be able to agree on is that our voter rolls should be free of deceased people and duplication. Correcting this issue is a commonsense step to restore trust in our elections."
Wednesday, March 30, 2022
North Carolina Voter Rolls Rife with Deceased, Duplicate Registrations
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