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State GOP Elections Board Members Resign Over Mail-In Ballot Deal

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Published September 24, 2020 at 9:26 AM EDT

Sample ballot request form courtesy of the North Carolina State Board of Elections.

The two Republican members of North Carolina's state elections board have resigned. This comes after they signed off on a settlement to help voters fix absentee ballot problems that has been criticized by state GOP leaders.

Ken Raymond and David Black announced their resignations from the North Carolina State Board of Elections late Wednesday.

They said this was due to the tentative agreement to let voters correct problems with witness information on their absentee ballots without filling out an entirely new ballot.

Raymond and Black had joined the three Democratic state board members in unanimously approving the settlement, which was announced Tuesday and is still subject to a judge's approval.

State Board of Elections spokesperson Pat Gannon released a statement thanking Raymond and Black for their years of service. Gannon said the unanimous agreement regarding the proposed settlement came after all board members had been briefed by legal counsel before and during last week's closed session meeting.

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State GOP Elections Board Members Resign Over Mail-In Ballot Deal

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