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- On Friday, the North Carolina State Board of Elections approved new numbered memos hours before mailing the first batch of absentee ballots to more than 46,000 voters.
- Republican board members circumvented the legislative review process after more than 10 people filed formal objections requesting state General Assembly review of the measures.
- New standards require officials to disqualify ballots if inner envelopes are unsealed or signatures do not match application records, and only a "voter's near relative or legal guardian" may assist in handling the ballot.
- Democrat board member Siobhan Millen called the move an "end-run around the process," while Governor Josh Stein condemned the secrecy, calling the changes "a slap in the face to voters" and a circumvention of the law.
- Amid broader national legal battles over mail-in voting, state elections director Sam Hayes said officials are "well positioned" for the election, and voters are encouraged to track their ballots' progress using the state website.
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North Carolina begins 2026 voting with new mail ballot rules
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Total News Sources43
Leaning Left15Leaning Right7Center21Last UpdatedBias Distribution49% Center
Bias Distribution
- 49% of the sources are Center
49% Center
L 35%
C 49%
R 16%
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