Judges reject GOP overseas ballot challenges in Michigan, North Carolina
State judges in Michigan and North Carolina on Monday rejected the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) separate challenges to certain overseas ballots in the key swing states. The RNC alleged the two states were improperly accepting overseas ballots from people who never lived in their jurisdictions. In two separate rulings handed down Monday, judges rejected the…
Hurricane Helene hasn't stopped western North Carolinians from voting early
Hurricane Helene, North Carolina's deadliest storm in modern times, ravaged communities in the westernmost corners of the state, but it has not deterred resilient residents from early voting. In fact, turnout is shattering records in a battleground state that could determine the outcome of the 2024 presidential election."What most of the affected counties are seeing is tremendous turnout," said Karen Brinson Bell, executive director of the North Carolina State Board of Elections. "We have seen a large outpouring just from the voters themselves, coming to the county boards of elections, making sure that they can still be a poll worker,...