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NC Election Bill Sparks Controversy | Durham News
North Carolina’s House just passed a sweeping election overhaul, HB 958, packed with controversial changes that sailed through on party lines. Supporters tout efficiency and say the State Board of Elections endorsed many tweaks — but critics are raising red flags. The bill lets the elections board hire its own lawyers (raising partisan and fiscal concerns), alters overseas and military voting rules (including a risky ID photocopy requirement that could violate federal law), and disenfranchises adult children of NC residents born abroad. It also grants the state auditor more power to pick…
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