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Date: September 27, 2024 at 17:17:45
From: ryan, [DNS_Address]
Subject: repugs being repugs... |
URL: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4901476-north-carolina-purges-747k-voters/ |
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North Carolina removes 747,000 from voter rolls, citing ineligibility
by Ashleigh Fields - 09/26/24 1:50 PM ET
North Carolina’s State Board of Elections has removed 747,000 people from its list of registered voters within the last 20 months, officials announced Thursday in a press release.
The State Board of Elections in the release said the majority of those stripped from the rolls were deemed ineligible to be registered because they had moved within the state and did not register their new address, or because they did not participate in the past two federal elections, prompting an inactive status.
Other reasons for removal included death, felony convictions, out-of-state moves and personal requests for removal, the board said.
North Carolina is one of seven swing states likely to decide the presidential election between Vice President Harris and former President Trump. Only one Democrat this century, former President Obama in 2008, has won the state in a presidential contest, but Harris has been polling close to Trump this cycle.
The state is also home to a tough gubernatorial contest between Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson and Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein.
The purge comes just a few weeks after North Carolina Republicans filed a lawsuit that said the state had failed to act on complaints about ineligible people on voter rolls.
In the GOP lawsuit, a Wake County resident in North Carolina claimed voter registration forms in that county did not include driver’s license and Social Security numbers.
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“By failing to collect certain statutorily required information prior to registering these applicants to vote, Defendants placed the integrity of the state’s elections into jeopardy,” the lawsuit read.
Republicans also filed a lawsuit recently raising concerns after state approved digital IDs issued by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a valid form of voter ID. That claim was rejected by a local judge.
The state now has around 7.7 million registered voters. The Hill has reached out to the North Carolina State Board of Elections for comment.
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Date: September 28, 2024 at 08:28:02
From: The Hierophant, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: repugs being repugs... |
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Because they KNOW that there is no way they can win
without engaging in their sleazy tactics.
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Date: September 28, 2024 at 11:09:21
From: ryan, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: repugs being repugs... |
URL: https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4905153-justice-department-alabama-voter-roll-purge-lawsuit/ |
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DOJ accuses Alabama of clearing voter rolls too close to election
by Filip Timotija - 09/28/24 1:36 PM ET
The Biden administration filed a suit against Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen Friday, accusing the election official of violating federal law by purging voter rolls too close to Election Day.
The lawsuit, filed by the Department of Justice (DOJ), alleges that Allen breached the “quiet period provision,” part of the National Voter Registration Act, which prevents systemic clearing of names from voter rolls within 90 days of an election.
“The right to vote is one of the most sacred rights in our democracy,” Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division said in a statement. “As Election Day approaches, it is critical that Alabama redress voter confusion resulting from its list maintenance mailings sent in violation of federal law.”
“Officials across the country should take heed of the National Voter Registration Act’s clear and unequivocal restrictions on systematic list maintenance efforts that fall within 90 days of an election,” she added.
DOJ’s filing comes after Allen launched a “process to remove noncitizens registered to vote in Alabama” on Aug. 13. He, at the time, said that his office identified 3,251 individuals who are registered to vote in the state, but have been “issued noncitizen identification numbers” by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The secretary also added that some of those people have become naturalized citizens and therefore could legally vote.
The department said it discovered in its “review,” that many native-born and naturalized citizens also received letters up to 84 days prior to the election saying their voting record was inactive and “they have been placed on a path for removal from Alabama’s statewide voter registration list.”
“I was elected Secretary of State by the people of Alabama, and it is my Constitutional duty to ensure that only American citizens vote in our elections,” Allen said in a statement to The Hill, but declined to talk about the lawsuit, saying his office does not comment on pending legislation.
DOJ’s lawsuit, which follows similar legal action taken by voter advocacy groups, seeks an injunctive relief that would allow those impacted citizens to vote in November.
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Date: September 27, 2024 at 19:07:40
From: Redhart, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: repugs being repugs... |
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Yup, their strategy is not to govern, but to take and
force submission. It'll be to try to keep everyone else
from voting no matter what their opinion is.
These people are low and if we get through this, this
country needs to pass some legislation to be able to get
a handle on this blatant and gross destruction of
democracy.
How dare they remove American citizen's right given to
them by our constitution.
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Date: September 27, 2024 at 23:19:33
From: ryan, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: repugs being repugs... |
URL: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4904725-north-carolina-court-appeals-overturns/ |
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the beat goes on...
NC court rules UNC digital IDs not valid at the polls
by Ashleigh Fields - 09/27/24 10:46 PM ET
The North Carolina Court of Appeals on Friday overturned a lower court’s decision to accept the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s mobile One Card as valid voter identification.
The ruling supported the plaintiff’s argument that the digital ID would make it easier for ineligible voters to cast ballots and violate a state law that prohibits mobile use during voting.
An unnamed group of three judges approved the appeal from the Republican National Committee and the N.C. Republican Party unanimously today which can be appealed at the federal level.
DNC attorneys say that preventing its use could confuse or even disenfranchise up to 40,000 people who work or attend the school so close to the election according to ABC. Former President Trump has a .6 percent lead in the battleground state which could be crucial in determining the next commander-in-chief.
The Hill reached out to UNC and the State Board of Elections for comment.
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