{"id":2350448,"date":"2024-10-03T21:13:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T01:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-carolina-absentee-ballots-may-be-hurricane-casualty-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-03T21:17:30","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T01:17:30","slug":"north-carolina-absentee-ballots-may-be-hurricane-casualty-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-carolina-absentee-ballots-may-be-hurricane-casualty-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"North Carolina absentee ballots may be hurricane casualty &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnorth-carolina-absentee-ballots-may-be-hurricane-casualty-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2350448&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Elections officials in \u2064North Carolina \u200bhave expressed optimism that Hurricane Helene&#8217;s destruction will not significantly impact the upcoming elections, \u200balthough they acknowledge uncertainty regarding \u200cpotential damage to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-nevada-a-corrupt-cash-for-votes-scheme-is-hiding-in-plain-sight\/\" title=\"In Nevada, A Corrupt Cash-For-Votes Scheme Is Hiding In Plain Sight\">absentee ballots<\/a>.\u200b Patrick Gannon, a spokesman for the North Carolina State Board of Elections, stated that there is \u200dno evidence of damage to sent or returned ballots, but acknowledged that some absentee ballots in transit may have been affected by flooding. The hurricane caused significant flooding in western North\u200b Carolina,\u200b leading to \u200bover 200 confirmed\u200d deaths and numerous people still missing. Meanwhile, in Georgia, the Elections Division reported that all election-related equipment and documents remained secure and undamaged, with no ballots having been distributed yet.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">North Carolina elections office: &lsquo;No way of knowing&rsquo; how hurricane affected absentee ballots<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1775917\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Elections officials in the battleground state of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/north-carolina\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>North Carolina<\/a> are optimistic that the destruction left behind by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hurricanes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hurricane<\/a> Helene will not affect the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-spike-in-florida-coronavirus-cases-despite-no-mask-mandate\/\" title=\"No Spike in Florida Coronavirus Cases Despite No Mask Mandate\">state&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>election<\/a> process and results, but they admitted Thursday that there is no way to know.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>North Carolina State Board of Elections spokesman Patrick Gannon said the state was not aware of damage to ballots the state had sent to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/9-key-points-from-trump-campaign-press-conference-on-challenges-to-election-results\/\" title=\"9 Key Points from Trump Campaign Press Conference on Challenges to Election Results\">absentee voters<\/a> and those that may have already been returned.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The State Board of Elections is not aware of any damage or loss to any stored ballots or voting equipment resulting from Helene,&rdquo; Gannon wrote in an email to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is possible that some absentee ballots that were in the mail &ndash; either at a post office or in a residential mailbox &ndash; were damaged or washed away in flooding,&rdquo; Gannon continued. &ldquo;At this point, we have no way of knowing how many absentee ballots may have been affected in this way.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Helene plowed through western North Carolina last Thursday and flooded the region to an extent not seen in decades. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/weather\/live-blog\/hurricane-helene-live-updates-rcna173767\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>More than 200 people<\/a> have been confirmed dead as of Thursday evening, with hundreds more still missing.<\/p>\n<p>Helene also breezed through the battleground state of Georgia, tearing through the western part of the state and its Atlantic coast, where entire large trees were downed in Savannah.<\/p>\n<p>The Elections Division of the Georgia Secretary of State&rsquo;s Office said all election-related equipment and documents were safe.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Ballots haven&rsquo;t gone out yet, but we can confirm that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-nevada-judge-orders-inspection-of-election-equipment-in-clark-county\/\" title=\"President Trump: Nevada Judge Orders Inspection of Election Equipment in Clark County\">election equipment<\/a> and materials remain secure and undamaged in every Georgia county,&rdquo; wrote Georgia secretary of state spokesman Robert Sinners in an email.<\/p>\n<p>Gannon pointed North Carolina voters to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncsbe.gov\/voting\/upcoming-election\/helene-recovery-and-voting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ncsbe.gov\/Helene<\/a>&nbsp;for information about voting in the aftermath of Helene. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Any voter can contact their&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/vt.ncsbe.gov\/BOEInfo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">county board of elections<\/a>&nbsp;office to check the status of their ballot,&rdquo; Gannon wrote. &ldquo;They can also sign up for&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/northcarolina.ballottrax.net\/voter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BallotTrax<\/a>&nbsp;to track their ballot through the process. And they can also use the State Board&rsquo;s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/vt.ncsbe.gov\/RegLkup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Voter Search<\/a>&nbsp;tool, which will show if and when their returned ballot was received by the county board of elections.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>If a voter believes his or her ballot was lost or compromised in transit, they should contact the county board of elections.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1775917\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1775917\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NC elections office: &#8216;Uncertain impact of hurricane on absentee ballots<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2655,"featured_media":2350450,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/voter-registration-e1727993806483.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[32692,42309,32258,40938,32076],"class_list":["post-2350448","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-absentee-ballots","tag-hurricane-impact","tag-north-carolina","tag-voting-issues","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/voter-registration-e1727993806483.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2350448","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2655"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2350448"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2350448\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2350450"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2350448"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2350448"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2350448"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}