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Department of Justice suing North Carolina for ‘inaccurate voter list'

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — The State of North Carolina and its State Board of Elections are on the receiving end of a lawsuit claiming the state has failed to 'maintain an accurate voter list' in accordance with federal law. On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Justice announced it had filed the lawsuit, which claims the state has directly violated the mandate laid out in the Help America Vote Act of 2002. The violation points to a registration form that the DOJ claims 'did not require a voter to provide identifying information such as a driver's license or last four digits of a social security number.' Once the forms were completed, voters were added to the state voter registration roll and some remain on it without the required information, the federal agency said. 'Accurate voter registration rolls are critical to ensure that elections in North Carolina are conducted fairly, accurately, and without fraud,' said Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division. 'The Department of Justice will not hesitate to file suit against jurisdictions that maintain inaccurate voter registration rolls in violation of federal voting laws.' The USDOJ also referenced Executive Order 14248 signed by President Donald Trump on March 25 which was titled 'Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections.' The DOJ says that order is about guarding against illegal voting, unlawful discrimination, and other forms of fraud, error, or suspicion. CBS 17 reached out for a response from the North Carolina State Board of Elections. Its executive director, Sam Hayes provided the following statement on the lawsuit: 'I was only recently notified of this action by the United States Department of Justice. We are still reviewing the complaint, but the failure to collect the information required by HAVA has been well documented. Rest assured that I am committed to bringing North Carolina into compliance with federal law.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.