More absentee ballots in NC in danger of being tossed under new directives

By: Lynn Bonner

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: September 4, 2026

Words: 664

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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A new directive to North Carolina county boards of election puts more ballots in jeopardy of being discarded, though voters will have the chance to fill out another.

Absentee ballots that arrive in the wrong envelope, or that arrive unsealed in the correct envelope, will no longer automatically count but will be rejected and new ballots issued, the state Board of Elections decided in a Friday party-line vote.

The absentee ballot package …

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