The N.C. State Board of Elections is seeking public comments through July 31, 2017 on dozens of draft rules that affect various aspects of election administration. Some of the draft rules are completely new, others are existing rules up for review with no change, but all of them provide the opportunity for you to weigh in on how North Carolina’s election system works.
Robert Chadwick of Raleigh was falsely accused of voter fraud because his father, who voted in Maryland, has the same name. He fought back by joining others to speak directly with the N.C. Board of Elections about the problems and working for changes to election rules. Now you can weigh in too on the same rule that would make what they did to Robert and others more difficult at electionsforus.com.
Bill Hughes of Pinehurst and his wife Anne were both falsely accused of voter fraud in 2016. Bill and Anne spoke out to change election rules so that it would be harder for others to be wrongfully accused of the same thing. Bill is now encouraging other North Carolina voters to step up and make their voices heard.
Some of the important draft rules up for review:
Some of our recommendations for positive changes that you can share directly with the State Board are in the form above, but please feel free to personalize your message in support of policies and procedures that improve our elections system.