Overview

• U.S. District Judge Richard Myers entered a consent order resolving the DOJ’s Help America Vote Act lawsuit against the North Carolina State Board of Elections.
• The agreement requires another round of letters to registrants by mid-December and progress reports to the DOJ through June 30, 2027.
• A joint filing reported about 81,810 registration records still lacked required numeric identifiers as of Sept. 2 after the board’s Registration Repair Project contacted roughly 103,000 voters.
• Ballots for federal offices must be counted for otherwise‑eligible voters even if a numeric ID has not been provided, though some state and local choices may not count without acceptable identification.
• Roughly 98,000 voters who submitted ID numbers pending validation may cast regular ballots if they show ID at the polls following a unanimous board decision on Monday.