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A federal judge has approved a settlement in a lawsuit filed by the Department of Justice (DOJ) against North Carolina election officials, who were accused of failing to maintain accurate voter registration records. The lawsuit, filed in May, alleged that the state did not require new voters to provide required identification data on voter registration forms, violating the Help America Vote act. The case cited over 200,000 improperly filed records. <\/p>\n

The settlement, approved by U.S. District Judge Richard Myers, avoids a trial and requires the North Carolina State Board of Elections to send letters to voters who have not provided identification, with ongoing updates to the DOJ through June 2027. The state board had already initiated a “Registration Repair Project” to address these concerns. This lawsuit and settlement were part of efforts to comply with a presidential executive order aimed<\/a> at safeguarding election integrity by preventing voter fraud and maintaining accurate voter rolls<\/a>.

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