REPORT: North Carolina Purges 747,000 Names From Voter Rolls

The North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) reportedly removed 747,000 names from the battleground state’s voter rolls within the past 20 months, officials announced Thursday.

Most people removed from North Carolina’s voter rolls were deemed ineligible to vote after moving from one county in the state to another while failing to register their new address, according to The Hill. Others taken off voter rolls did not participate in the 2016 and 2020 federal elections.

NCSBE revealed other reasons voters were removed, including death, felony convictions, out-of-state moves and personal requests, according to the outlet.

North Carolina purges over 130,000 deceased voters from its rolls.

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The Republican National Committee (RNC) and the North Carolina Republican Party (NCGOP) filed a lawsuit in August alleging the state failed to fulfill their duties and remove ineligible names from voter rolls.

“Confidence in the integrity of our electoral processes is essential in the functioning of our participatory democracy. Voter fraud drives honest citizens out of the democratic process and breeds distrust of our government. Voters who fear their legitimate votes will be outweighed by fraudulent ones will feel disenfranchised,” the lawsuit states.

State officials identified nine potential non-citizens — which some believe is an undercount — as registered to vote in North Carolina, WRAL reported. However, an NCSBE spokesperson said Thursday that investigations are underway as it is currently unknown whether the nine are illegal immigrants. (RELATED: Trump Stops By Grocery Store For Campaign Stop, Hands Mom Money)

Voters in North Carolina are required to show photo ID per a new rule first enforced during the fall 2023 municipal elections, according to the NCSBE. The swing state also requires that all voters be U.S. citizens, but proof of this status is not needed to register.

North Carolina is among seven battleground states thought to sway the outcome of the 2024 presidential election. Former President Donald Trump leads Vice President Kamala Harris by 0.6% in North Carolina as of Thursday, according to the RealClearPolitics polling average.

President Trump heads over to the rope line in Mint Hill, North Carolina to say THANK YOU to his supporters! #TRUMP2024 pic.twitter.com/m7tfgPVrsD

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Trump delivered remarks Wednesday about protecting U.S. jobs at the Mosack Group Headquarters in Mint Hill, North Carolina. The former president criticized Harris for the state of the U.S. economy and declared that his support of tariffs is why people in foreign nations want to assassinate him.