Fewer than 1,000 voters across North Carolina may have received a letter in error about a voter registration application, the State Board of Elections said on Thursday, Oct. 30. The letter reportedly told recipients that their voter registration application was submitted after the deadline for the 2025 municipal elections, which was Oct. 10.
When searching for voter records, an error appears with a message saying “The web function you were interacting with has encountered an error,” with a message saying to send an email to the SBOE’s help page.
North Carolina has become the first swing state to draw new congressional districts amid a nationwide redistricting battle initiated by President Trump.
From the onset, supporters of California’s mid-cycle redistricting plan have called it a “response” to Republicans.
More than two dozen people of Latin American descent registered with the State Board of Elections to run for local office across North Carolina this year.
Unless the court intervenes, the map that the NAACP and voting rights advocates say were rushed through to approval will be used in the crucial 2026 midterms.
North Carolina becomes the third state where Republicans have heeded Trump's call and approved new district lines ahead of next year's midterms.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s legislature formally began redrawing the state’s congressional district map Monday, plainly stating their intent to help Republicans gain another U.S. House seat under President Donald Trump’s push to retain his party’s grip on Congress next year.