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Voters in North Carolina are going to be required to show photo identification to vote, with some counties and municipalities having started their odd-numbered year election cycles.
In March, the Surry County Board of Elections held a new election for Dobson town commissioner as a result of an election protest. The protest stemmed from a Mount Airy resident claiming that Virginia residents had crossed the state line to vote in Surry County.
The North Carolina State Board of Elections (SBE) removed two members of the Surry County Board of Elections for refusing to certify the 2022 general election. Tim DeHaan and Jerry Forestieri, the two Republican members of the board, gave their reasons for doing so in a letter to the rest of the board. They explained
What happened to the officials stands in sharp contrast to elsewhere in the U.S., where those who voted against certification faced few consequences.
What happened to the officials stands in sharp contrast to elsewhere in the U.S., where those who voted against certification faced few consequences.