The Republican National Committee (RNC) filed more lawsuits against North Carolina and Michigan, this time challenging how the states allow persons in other countries to vote in U.S. elections.
The tandem lawsuits represent the RNC’s fifth against the Democrat-run North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) and sixth against Democrat Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson of Michigan. Both states are expected to be tight battlegrounds in this year’s presidential election.
“North Carolinians and Michiganders should not have their votes canceled by those who’ve never lived in the state in the first place — plain and simple,” RNC Chairman Michael Whatley said in a press release. “This is illegal and we will stop it. While Democrats want an election system that disregards the law, we are committed to election integrity across the country.”
Both lawsuits take issue with how the states apply the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA), which requires states to allow certain overseas citizens — for example, those who are in the military or are otherwise stationed in other countries (such as a diplomat) — to register and vote absentee.
North Carolina
The RNC, the North Carolina Republican Party, and voters in the state filed the North Carolina complaint, alleging that North Carolina is recklessly applying the Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act (UMOVA) to allow those who have never resided in the state to participate in its elections.
Two North Carolina voters in the suit say allowing overseas nonresidents to vote dilutes their own votes
