Thousands of Voters Must Verify Information in Contested Election, N.C. Supreme Court Rules
The number of ballots in question exceeds the slim margin by which the Democratic incumbent won, potentially leading to the November election being overturned.
Thousands of voters must fix issues with their ballots or risk having them tossed. The decision partially upheld a lower-court ruling and could lead to the November election being overturned.
Military and overseas voters who did not provide an ID when casting an absentee ballot — which one justice estimated to be 2,000 to 7,000 voters — will have 30 days to fix any issues, the court ruled.
But the court also ruled that roughly 60,000 ballots — from voters who, through no fault of their own, had information missing in their registration — must be counted.
The case, over a seat on the very same Supreme Court, has tested the boundaries of post-election litigation and drawn criticism from democracy watchdog groups, liberals and even some conservatives across the state, who worry about a dangerous precedent being set. Though the court protected the largest category of voters whose eligibility was being challenged, the number of ballots that remain in question exceeds the slim margin by which the Democratic incumbent won.
Thousands of Voters Must Verify Information in Contested Election, N.C. Supreme Court Rules
The number of ballots in question exceeds the slim margin by which the Democratic incumbent won, potentially leading to the November election being overturned.
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