First midterm ballots set to go in the mail amid uncertainty over Trump’s executive order
Election officials said 46,000 voters received the first wave as counties prepare for possible last-minute changes tied to Trump’s mail-ballot fight.
- On Friday, North Carolina became the first state to distribute absentee-by-mail ballots for the midterm elections, proceeding with plans despite ongoing legal challenges to President Donald Trump's executive order restricting mail voting.
- President Trump's March executive order mandates states submit voter lists to a federal portal and use barcodes on mail-in ballots, arguing this ensures election integrity; states counter that only they have constitutional authority to administer elections.
- U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani blocked the order in June, but the administration appealed to the Supreme Court on Thursday; a whistleblower disclosed the Postal Service's untested portal could cause "millions of mail ballots being rejected."
- Mecklenburg County Board of Elections Director Michael Dickerson urged voters to remain assured, saying "it's a safe and secure process," as election officials work to counter confusion sparked by litigation headlines.
- With 19 more states preparing to mail ballots by September 19, the unresolved legal conflict threatens the November 3 midterm elections, raising fears among officials that new federal rules could cause widespread administrative disruption.
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The start of mail voting in North Carolina marks the beginning of the mid-term elections, with remote voting at the center of the controversy.Democrats, with an advantage in polls, seek to take control of Congress from Trump, in a context of high disapproval and economic challenges.
North Carolina became the first U.S. state to begin mass mailing of absentee ballots for the November congressional elections on Friday. The process is fraught with uncertainty as President Donald Trump's administration seeks to tighten the rules for this method of voting, while legal battles are still ongoing. It is possible that the rules will change before the November 3 election.
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Swing state throws wrench in Trump's anti-mail-in ballot crusade
President Donald Trump's crusade to limit mail-in voting was swatted aside by a key swing state on Friday.North Carolina became the first state this cycle to send out absentee ballots on schedule, a real-world defiance of the White House's push to choke off the practice before the midterms, The New York Times reported. Election officials in the state said the first wave went to more than 46,000 voters who'd already requested absentee ballots, wi…
NC election officials say they're ready as absentee voting begins
North Carolina State Election Board Executive Director Sam Hayes said all 100 county election boards are ready to begin mailing out absentee ballots on Friday for the Nov. 3 General Election, the first state to do so, despite several issues raising questions, including the uncertainty surrounding ongoing litigation over the US Postal Service’s new rules for mail-in voting.
North Carolina Becomes First to Send Out Mail-in Ballots
“North Carolina became the first state to start sending out mail-in ballots for November’s U.S. midterm elections on Friday, as Donald Trump’s administration fights to impose sweeping restrictions on the practice before millions of Americans cast their votes,” The Guardian reports.
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