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The Trump-Vance Campaign asked North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and the North Carolina General Assembly to provide expanded voter access for residents in the areas of the state suffering from the impact of Hurricane Helene.
The campaign’s requests included a list of 10 recommended voter improvements to address the unprecedented damage in western parts of the state that killed over 200 people and destroyed hundreds of homes.
“These 10 improvements in voting access in North Carolina will ensure the people who have already suffered from the storm don’t lose their right to participate in this important election. Swift action from the North Carolina General Assembly and the Governor will ensure the people of their state have their voices heard on November 5th,” said Trump-Vance Campaign Campaign Managers Susie Wiles and Chris LaCivita.
Among the list of improvements was to ensure Election Day voting locations provide the ability for any voter in the impacted county to vote from another location, instead of just their local precinct.
The requests also addressed absentee voting, expanding bipartisan election official teams (known as MAT or Multipartisan Assistance Teams) to have the ability to assist displaced voters in requesting and delivering absentee ballots to the county boards. The campaign also asked for the stated to allow voters who have been displaced to another North Carolina county to have the ability to deliver their absentee ballot in the new county or to the State Board.
Communications concerning voter changes were also noted among the requests. Wiles and Civita noted the need to, “Allocate an adequate amount of emergency funds for additional communication via digital, radio, broadcast, and text to affected voters with updated means of voting.”
Other issues included waiving some issues regarding early voting time in impacted area, including voting on Sunday, allowing counties to commandeer government owned buildings through an expedited process and county boards to use temporary structures as voting locations during early voting and on Election Day.
In a separate statement, the Trump campaign also announced a bus tour across North Carolina starting Wednesday. The tour will include seven stops, ending with Statesville on Friday night.
President Donald Trump visited North Carolina last week for a town hall. He has also visited Georgia twice since the state was impacted by damages from Hurricane Helene.
