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Mail ballots spoiled by late rule changes
Mail voting rules are changed or enforced in ways that spoil ballots after they have gone out or been cast. Courts often decline to step in once voting has started, so a late change tends to stand for the whole election. Watch for new mail ballot memos, sealing and signature rules, and rejection rates well above the last cycle.
What has happened
- A federal judge denied an injunction against North Carolina's sealing and signature rules, citing the Purcell principle and the plaintiffs' delay. The ruling is preliminary, not a final decision on the merits.
Where it has been observed
No state is marked for this threat yet.
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