Source: Fox News
Summary
The North Carolina State Board of Elections must remove noncitizens from voter rolls after the Republican National Committee and North Carolina Republican Party secured a consent judgment. The agreement requires the board to use jury-duty records to identify registered voters who have acknowledged they are not U.S. citizens. The RNC and state GOP filed a lawsuit in 2024, accusing the state board of failing to comply with a North Carolina law requiring clerks of court to report people who seek to be excused from jury service by saying they are not citizens.
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As expected, the matter has reached another stage.
The Republican National Committee and North Carolina Republican Party have secured a consent judgment requiring the North Carolina State Board of Elections to remove noncitizens from voter rolls. The agreement sets a schedule through 2028 for clerks to send information to the elections board, which must review voter-registration and citizenship status. The board must also refer cases to the State Bureau of Investigation and district attorneys if a person appears to have voted before becoming a U.S. citizen. The RNC has filed a public-records request seeking to determine whether the board was complying with the law. The case is part of a broader Republican legal push focused on voter eligibility and citizenship requirements.
The process has entered a familiar phase, with the RNC and state GOP using jury-duty records to identify registered voters who have acknowledged they are not U.S. citizens.
Once again, the discussion returns to a familiar question: who gets to vote?
The agreement is a major win for election integrity in North Carolina, according to RNC Chairman Joe Gruters.
The RNC is involved in litigation defending President Donald Trump’s executive order requiring documentary proof of citizenship.
