34K Dead Voters Found on NC Rolls, Clean-Up Underway

0:00North Carolina State Board of Elections just uncovered about 34,000 dead people still listed on the voter rolls. They found this out by cross-checking records against the Federal SAV database, which verifies citizenship for benefits. This came up as part of their bigger push to confirm every registered voter's eligibility. Officials ran the data match to spot any mismatches, and the number of deceased names popped up way bigger than anyone guessed. The board's executive director admitted it was higher than expected, but they're all in on fixing it. They see these database checks as key tools to keep voter lists clean and accurate across the state. No sign yet that anyone casts illegal votes using those names, though. Election teams stress this is just cleanup work, not proof of fraud. Now, the state boards teaming up with county boards to scrub those names for good, making sure only eligible folks stay on the rolls heading into. Future elections, that's your update from Durham News today, powered by AI.