“North Carolina Democrats colluded in a backroom deal to overhaul North Carolina’s election procedures just weeks before Election Day," RNC spokesperson Mandi Merritt told Fox News in a statement. "This new system will allow absentee ballots to be cast late and without proper witness verification, which invites fraud." REPUBLICANS ON NORTH CAROLINA BOARD OF ELECTIONS RESIGN AFTER MAIL-IN BALLOT CHANGES"With an influx of mail-in voting, it is more important than ever to uphold election safeguards and confidence in the process," she said. Marc Elias, a Democratic lawyer who helped sue in North Carolina court to seek the changes and has worked on similar absentee ballot litigation elsewhere, praised the decision. The North Carolina GOP disputed Deb Black's characterization.

Source: Fox News September 28, 2020 19:52 UTC