07/20/2026
We are extremely concerned about the NC Election Board’s vote to make it easier to throw out ballots by whichever party holds the majority with the County Board. I think you can see where this is going.
WRAL writes that “State law requires people to show one of several types of acceptable photo IDs to vote. However there are exemptions people can ask for if they don’t have an ID, such as claiming a religious objection to being photographed, having their wallet stolen or other factors.
The new rules lower the bar for county elections officials to decide that people who ask for an exemption are lying, to remove a previous requirement for bipartisan agreement.
In past elections, voters without ID who asked for an exemption would be granted that exemption, and have their vote counted, unless their county elections board voted unanimously to deny their request. The new rules allow county boards to throw out people’s ballots with a simple majority vote, rather than unanimous agreement.”
At a time when the State Election Board needs to be working to restore our trust and to be seen as non-partisan, they are doing the opposite.