North Carolina Counties Propose Cuts to Voting Access [View all]

Republicans on county election boards are advancing proposals to the North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) that would make it harder to vote — especially for student, minority and working-class voters.

At least six counties have submitted “nonunanimous” plans to the NCSBE, targeting on-campus early voting sites and Sunday voting.

The anti-voting proposals come amid a broader yearlong effort by Republican officials, who seized control of the board earlier this year, to narrow voting access.

In counties including Guilford, Jackson, Harnett, Craven, Cumberland and Pitt, Republican board members have pushed through early voting plans over Democratic opposition, triggering a formal review by the State Board of Elections. Under North Carolina law, when county boards cannot agree unanimously, the state board can adopt the majority plan, the minority plan or impose its own version.


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