Justice Department, North Carolina Settle Voter Information Case

Sept. 9, 2025, 5:20 PM UTC

The US Department of Justice and North Carolina State Board of Elections settled a lawsuit accusing the state agency of failing to maintain an accurate voter list required by the Help America Vote Act of 2002.

The board, which used a list that included records that didn’t comply with the act, will now fully comply, according to a Monday consent judgment and order from Judge Richard E. Myers II of the US District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. The case is now closed.

  • DOJ’s May 27 complaint said North Carolina violated the act by using a voter ...

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