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UpdateNationalTuesday, October 13, 2026

North Carolina election board to send letters to over 1,000 voters

The state will contact voters flagged by a federal database as potential noncitizens.

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Democracy Docket on Bluesky
“Democracy Docket on Bluesky: BREAKING: North Carolina's election board will be sending letters to over 1,000 state voters who have been fla”, Tuesday, October 13, 2026
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What happened

North Carolina's election board will send letters to more than 1,000 voters flagged as potential noncitizens through a federal database. The database has been described as faulty. Whether recipients who do not verify their citizenship status will be allowed to vote this fall remains unclear.1

more than 1,000
voters flagged to receive letters1
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Sources

  1. Democracy Docket on Bluesky, https://bsky.app/profile/democracydocket.com/post/3mxrwyvhqlq2g · Tuesday, October 13, 2026

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