RNC Declares Victory For Election Integrity In Recent Settlement
This week, the Republican National Committee (RNC) highlighted a recent settlement in RNC v. NCSBE. The settlement addresses several election integrity concerns left unaddressed under Democrat control of the State Board of Elections.
“The parties' agreement to enter into a consent judgment is a major win for election integrity and a clear rebuke of Democrats who tried to weaken basic safeguards,” said Chairman Gruters. “For too long, North Carolina’s State Board of Elections failed to meet basic safeguards that protect our elections. Democrats in North Carolina want to count ballots without a driver’s license number or Social Security Number as required by the law. The RNC will always fight to ensure our election laws are clear, fair, and consistently enforced."
The original lawsuit filed by the RNC raised concerns about the lack of data required by federal law. The settlement between the RNC and State Board of Elections and the DNC addresses several key areas that address problems with election integrity. Click here to read the settlement.
Here are the key highlights from the settlement:
The Board admitted that it allowed certain voters to register without providing a driver’s license number or the last four digits of their Social Security Number, as required under the Help America Vote Act (HAVA).
Because of this agreement, going forward, the Board may no longer accept registration forms missing required identification information or a valid attestation.
The Board must now collect this information from voters who previously failed to provide it and reject ballots from those who remain noncompliant.
This agreement strengthens voter ID enforcement and improves voter roll maintenance and is a part of the RNC’s nationwide push for voter ID enforcement and voter roll transparency.
The RNC has also fought to enforce mail-in ballot requirements and ensure that only ballots with required information are counted in in Florida, Montana, and New Hampshire.
