Thread by @maiamimi, Urgent & harsh info re. voting in #NorthCarolina.1. TL/DR: Absentee ballots from [...]

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Urgent & harsh info re. voting in #NorthCarolina.

1. TL/DR: Absentee ballots from Dems are being rejected at 3x the rate as those from Republicans. NC is a swing state. Margins will be narrow. If you can, mask up & vote in person. Read on. #DemCast https://bit.ly/2T2D0CD

The Presidency Could Hang on North Carolina’s Absentee Cure Process

Rejected absentee numbers are within the state’s margin of victory—and could tip the Electoral College balance.

https://bit.ly/2T2D0CD

2. As of 10/12, 494,881 absentee votes were cast in NC. 2.7% (13,406) have been rejected. 7,757 from Democrats rejected compared to 2,304 from Republicans. If these rates keep up, about 20k D ballots will be rejected & 6k Republican. States have been won by far smaller margins.

3. Why this discrepancy? 1) More Democrats are voting absentee. 2) Absentee ballots from Black voters are rejected at higher rates than whites, and Black voters tend to be Democrats. https://www.sightline.org/2020/10/08/north-carolinas-witness-rule-favors-white-voters/

North Carolina's Witness Rule Favors White Voters

Black voters' absentee ballots are three times more likely to be rejected.

https://www.sightline.org/2020/10/08/north-carolinas-witness-rule-favors-white-voters/

4. #NC is the 7th most likely state to determine the Electoral College outcome. A difference of 14k more Democratic votes being rejected could decide the winner. In 2016, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper won by 10,277 votes.

5. This is a critical situation. If you can, please vote early & in person.

If you have to vote absentee, do it NOW & track your ballot to make sure it is accepted. If it's not, make sure you follow the curing procedures. https://bit.ly/2T3eQrv

6. P.S. Unsurprisingly, the Trump administration is trying to stop North Carolina’s absentee ballot cure process, potentially leaving thousands of voters helpless when their ballots are just tossed in the trash.

#DemCast #DemCastNC https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/north-carolina-ballot-errors/2020/10/12/cd7bd50a-0981-11eb-a166-dc429b380d10_story.html

A legal fight over how to fix ballot errors in North Carolina has left thousands of voters in limbo...

An ongoing battle about what voters need to do to correct problems with mail ballots is poised to determine the fate of thousands of votes in a critical and closely divided state.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/north-carolina-ballot-errors/2020/10/12/cd7bd50a-0981-11eb-a166-dc429b380d10_story.html

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