Overview

• DOJ filed suit on May 27, accusing the North Carolina State Board of Elections of violating the Help America Vote Act by allowing registrations without driver’s license or Social Security data.
• Federal filings say more than 200,000 registered voters lack the required identifying information in their records.
• The department is seeking a court order to compel outreach to affected voters and complete record updates within a 30-day window.
• The elections board, which recently shifted to a 3-2 Republican majority, has acknowledged shortcomings and pledged to bring records into compliance.
• The legal action follows 2024 challenges over ballots missing ID numbers and aims to secure voter rolls before local elections begin in September.