Voter ID Rules in Limbo | Raleigh News

North Carolina’s new voter ID and mail-in ballot rules are on hold after hitting a legal snag: ten or more objections automatically send them to the legislature, which is currently out of session until after November. The ID rule could let local boards reject provisional ballots with just a majority vote—up from unanimous—raising concerns from Governor Josh Stein that it could erode public trust. Mail-in rules haven’t yet hit the objection threshold but face hurdles like invalidating ballots with opened envelopes. With lawmakers absent and the election looming, the state’s voting system is caught in a tense standoff between transparency and uncertainty.

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