The North Carolina Election Board (NCEB) has removed hundreds of thousands of names from the voter rolls ahead of the presidential election.
A combined total of 747,274 names were removed from the swing state’s voter rolls, including 130,688 people who are now dead.
Just under 290,000 voters were removed as duplicates due to their relocation within North Carolina, while approximately one-third were taken off the list for being inactive the two most recent federal elections. Other reasons for removal included moving out of the state (31,242), duplicates (26,939), felony convictions (18,883) and requests from the voter themselves (2,329).
North Carolina is a swing state won by Donald Trump in 2020. And Kamala Harris seeking to take the Tarheel State in her bid to secure the presidency, Democrats have actively campaigned to try and secure a much-needed 16 electoral college votes.
The state’s importance has led to a number of lawsuits in recent months. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has faced difficulty in removing his name from the ballot in order to assist Trump, while the GOP has filed lawsuits against the NCEB amid concerns over noncitizen voting.
Arguably, the decision to remove more than 7% of the state’s potential electorate from the voter roll has raised more questions over election integrity.
Given the most recent election’s controversy over voter fraud, many will be keeping a close eye on results across the country.
