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RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — North Carolina Gov. Stein said Tuesday night he plans to veto one of two election bills sent to his desk on Tuesday.
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House Bill 958 would cut early voting for primaries and runoffs from 17 days to 10.
The measure would also require post-election audits, expand the ballot challenge process, and expand data sharing with federal agencies for frequent voter roll maintenance.
However, the governor did not indicate whether he would veto another bill, which mostly deals with election administration and gives voters more time to fix certain issues with ballots.
Republicans say the changes will strengthen election security and improve voter confidence.
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“North Carolinians want elections they can trust, and House Republicans have consistently advanced practical reforms to improve election integrity,” said state Rep. Hugh Blackwell (R-Burke).
Democrats argue fewer early voting days will make it harder to cast a ballot.
Stein said Tuesday night he will veto the bill because it can enable “sore losers to try to overturn an election.”
Stein also pointed out that the bill passed along party lines.
“I will veto House Bill 958 because it makes it harder for you to vote, introduces unnecessary chaos into our elections, and invites sore losers to try to overturn an election they lost,” Stein said in a short statement Tuesday night.
The other election bill that passed the House on Tuesday is House Bill 834, which extends the deadline for voters to correct certain registration or ballot issues after an election from three days to five days. It also allows judicial review of State Board of Elections decisions to be heard either in Wake County or the county where the plaintiff lives.
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