State, National Republicans File Lawsuits Questioning Accuracy Of NC Voter Rolls

While Vice President Kamala Harris and Former President Donald Trump face off on the campaign trail, there’s another battle brewing behind the scenes.

The Republican National Committee and North Carolina GOP are suing the North Carolina State Board of Elections in two separate lawsuits.

One complaint alleges the Board of Elections failed to collect driver license or social security numbers before processing voter registration applications leaving the door open for non-citizens to register to vote.

Another suit claims the North Carolina voter rolls are “potentially replete” with “ineligible voters including possible non citizens.”

In a statement, a spokesman for the NCSBE says the claims are “categorically false” demanding republicans rescind press releases on this topic so they won’t “undermine voter confidence on an entirely false premise.”

Mecklenburg County Board of Elections Director Michael Dickerson says voter rolls are updated often.

“We all want to make sure our voter rolls are top of the line, they’re as accurate as we can get,” Dickerson said. “We do all of our due diligence weekly and daily.”

Republican party leaders have filed similar lawsuits in Nevada and Michigan. While some republicans are questioning the legitimacy of the process before Election Day, there’s a bi-partisan effort to create a healthy dialogue and build consensus around election security and access.

Dickerson was a part of the North Carolina Trusted Elections Tour on its stop in Mecklenburg County at Queens University. Jennifer Roberts is the co-lead of the North Carolina Network for Fair, Safe and Secure Elections. The group is hosting 27 town hall discussions across the state to restore faith in our democracy.

“We’ve heard some people already projecting that they think things are fixed, and that is one of the reasons we’re doing this, because we want folks who are just confused to actually hear from election directors. Here’s how it actually happens,” Roberts said.

The town halls bring together cybersecurity experts, election officials and election law attorneys from both sides of the aisle. The panel addresses concerns about electronic voting, processing votes and fraud allegations.

“We believe that when our citizens have correct information that they feel much better about their ballot and they’re not going to get upset and turn to aggression, violence or harassment.”

While the latest allegations from the Republican party make their way through the legal system, Dickerson says the Board of Elections will continue to do its job.

“Counting votes is not a Democrat process or a Republican process. It’s an American process and that’s a very good way of looking at it,” Dickerson said.