Federal appeals court allows North Carolina to accept mail-in ballots nine days after polls close
(Worthy News) – A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld North Carolina’s plan extending the time for accepting absentee ballots for the Nov. 3 election.
The U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision denied an effort to keep the state’s Board of Election from counting ballots postmarked by Nov. 3 but arriving before Nov. 12.
North Carolina in past elections has counted absentee ballots arriving up to three days after the election. But the election board agreed last month to extend the deadline to nine days, amid the unprecedented number of mail-in ballots as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. [ Source: Just the News (Read More…) ]
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