Voters in North Carolina's 13 counties hardest hit by Hurricane Helen will have an easier time voting in the aftermath of Hurricane Helen. solution It was passed unanimously by the Election Commission on Monday.
Early voting in North Carolina is scheduled to begin in 10 days, and voting by mail has already begun.
“Communications are severely limited and roads remain impassable.”
Voters in these counties will be allowed to drop off their ballots at North Carolina county election boards or polling places within the county. Before the change, it was only allowed at sites within the county.
The deadline to request an absentee ballot in person has also been extended to Nov. 4.
“The last time we met to review emergency officials with absentee board meeting schedules for these affected counties, we were still considering 14 offices that were closed to business or the public. But now, all county offices in North Carolina are open,'' which is quite a feat. ” said Karen Brinson Bell, Executive Director of the Board of Elections;
Another board member said the damage caused by the hurricane remains a major obstacle to campaign efforts.
“As of today, more than 100,000 North Carolinians are still without power. Communications are severely limited and roads remain closed to traffic,” Stacey Eggers IV said.
The resolution would also give local county boards the freedom to decide how to implement election rules to allow more people to vote.
The official death toll from Hurricane Helen is reached227 people, but the number is expected to rise as disaster relief efforts continue. FEMA has been accused of acting incompetently to help affected residents and strongly denies such claims.
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