North Carolina Distributes Absentee Ballots After Legal Delay

A lawsuit involving Robert F. Kennedy Jr. caused a two-week delay in the distribution of absentee ballots for the November general election.

North Carolina counties began sending out absentee ballots to voters on Tuesday, two weeks later than originally planned.
The delay was caused by a legal challenge from Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who sought to have his name removed from the ballot.
Over 207,000 absentee ballot requests have been received, including more than 19,000 from military and overseas voters.
Absentee ballots for military and overseas voters were sent out last Friday to meet the federal deadline of September 21.
New state law requires absentee ballots to be received by 7:30 p.m. on Election Day, November 5, for them to be counted.