Four days later in North Carolina politics, the Yankee great Yogi Berra’s “déjà vu all over again” came whistling through Monday’s election news cycle 11 days before absentee ballots go in the mail.
Accountability and fidelity to following the rule of law is long overdue for the most partisan elections board in state history.” Michael Whatley, formerly the state chairman and now chairman of the Republican National Committee, said the state board failed to keep noncitizens off voter rolls, “fueling distrust and jeopardizing our elections.” In addition to the 61-day window opening for absentee-by-mail voting on Sept. 6, early in-person voting is 52 days away and Election Day is 85 away.
And like a reaction to Thursday’s filing by the state and national Republican Party, the State Board of Elections cites federal law in response to the Grand Old Party request.
This lawsuit will remedy their ongoing refusal to collect the required information from those who want to take part in North Carolina elections.
So, the lawsuit is asking for a rapid-fire voter removal program that violates federal law.” Gannon said the lawsuit “also misunderstands the data and vastly overstates any alleged problems with voter registrations.
The State Board of Elections changed its voter registration form to comply with HAVA, though Republicans say 225,000 people registered without the provisions required and were not contacted by the board to remedy their respective situations.
Originally denying three petitions for party recognition, the state board ultimately approved two and was court-ordered to approve the third.
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