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The U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative justices on Monday appeared skeptical of the validity of mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day, in a case that could potentially affect hundreds of thousands of voters during the upcoming midterm elections. The high court heard arguments on whether federal law overrides a Mississippi law that requires mail-in ballots that are postmarked on or before Election Day to be counted as long as they arrive within five business days of the election. Fourteen states have similar laws, which extend a “grace period” to ballots that arrive through the mail after polls close. Jonathan Shorman, Stateline.
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Amid heightened scrutiny of elections and increased public demand for transparency, the Durham County, North Carolina Board of Elections identified a critical need for a centralized, trustworthy, and user-friendly resource for official election information.
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That solution is the DCo Votes app, a first-of-its- kind for North Carolina.
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