The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Aug. 15, 2025
In November 2024, a GOP North Carolina Supreme Court candidate challenged the eligibility of thousands of voters with missing ID information. The state is now trying to fix the problem.
The North Carolina Board of Elections realized in 2023 that unclear instructions on a voter registration form allowed as many as 200,000 voters to register without providing a driver’s license number or the last four digits of their Social Security number. The plan at the time was to collect missing information during future elections.
After a close 2024 state supreme court election, losing GOP candidate Judge Jefferson Griffin and the Republican Party challenged the validity of 65,000 voters, ultimately losing in federal court. June 24th, the Board of Elections announced plans to collect the missing information for 103,000 voters, who will receive forms to return by mail, may provide that information in person at an election office, or can submit it electronically at ncsbe.gov/registrationrepair.
While those voters won’t be purged, they must use provisional ballots until that information is received. Provisional ballots don’t count unless the voter returns with the necessary documents. Another 100,000 voters whose information is not on file but had previously been proven, will be solicited for information in the future.
We have more on how to submit the missing information at AmericanDemocracyMinute.org. I’m Brian Beihl.
Today’s Links
Articles & Resources:
American Democracy Minute – Federal Court Settles North Carolina Supreme Court Race, Heading Off a Dangerous Precedent of Retroactively Questioning Election Rules
Spectrum News 1/AP – Prodded by lawsuits, N.C. seeks to tighten voter ID records for 200,000 people
NC NewsLine – North Carolina election officials: No voters will be removed over missing information
WUNC – NC elections officials urge targeted voters to provide driver’s license, social security numbers
NC State Board of Elections – Registration Repair
Groups Taking Action:
League of Women Voters, Protect Democracy, VoteVets , Democracy North Carolina
Register or Check Your Voter Registration:
U.S. Election Assistance Commission – Register And Vote in Your State
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