Emergency election changes approved to help voters in 13 Helene-damaged NC counties

It will be easier for residents of 13 counties hardest hit by Hurricane Helene to cast absentee ballots this fall, as the state Board of Elections adopted a host of changes meant to help voters recovering from the disaster.

The emergency resolution the state Board adopted unanimously on Monday included provisions meant to increase voter outreach, make it easier to request and return absentee ballots, and to allow for county elections officials to establish alternative voting locations to replace damaged or inaccessible polling places.

All county elections offices are now open, state Elections Director Karen Brinson Bell told board members.

After suggesting last week that hurricane disruptions could delay the start of early voting in some counties, Brinson Bell said Monday the intention for early voting to begin statewide as planned on Oct. 17.



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