North Carolina Launches Voter Roll Program Could Disenfranchise Tens of Thousands
North Carolina formally launched a project Thursday that could disenfranchise tens of thousands of voters, despite pushback from national Democrats.
The plan, conceived by a former top GOP legislative aide, would create a two-tiered system for some voters with missing information — allowing them to vote in federal elections, where legal protections for voters are stronger, but not in state and local contests. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) sued North Carolina last month, alleging that the state failed to collect information from voters required by the Help America Vote Act (HAVA). In response, the North Carolina State Board of Elections released a plan that requires voters with missing information to vote a provisional ballot unless they respond to mail notifications by providing the additional information.
The board is asking an estimated 103,000 voters to reach out and provide information that’s allegedly missing from their files.
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) sent a letter to North Carolina officials this week warning that the plan violates federal law and puts the state at risk of facing litigation.
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