Stein's 'Twice As High' Rejection Rate: Up Half A Point
The governor also said thousands more ballots were being rejected. The board counted 480 fewer than at the same stage in 2022.
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North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein: "The State Board of Elections’ last-minute changes to voting by mail are leading to thousands more absentee ballots being rejected this election - at a rejection rate twice as high as in 2022."
Through Oct. 20, the day of the post, the State Board of Elections counted 1,349 rejected mail ballots, or 3.1% of those cast, against 1,829, or 2.6%, by the same point in 2022. By Election Day, the board's own files put this year's spoiled share at 2.4%, up from 1.7% in 2022, with fewer spoiled ballots in all. The board's Sept. 4 change is real: a ballot found in an unsealed inner envelope is now spoiled and reissued, even inside a sealed outer envelope.
The Text"Through Oct. 20, officials had rejected 1,349 of mail-in ballots — or 3.1% of those cast through that date, Tyson said."