NAACP sues North Carolina over alleged voter suppression

Is North Carolina suppressing voters?
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On Monday, North Carolina's chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) filed a federal lawsuit against the state of North Carolina accusing the elections boards of the state and three counties of voter suppression. In the weeks leading up to the election, thousands of voters have been purged from the voter rolls, in many cases due to reports from individuals that campaign mailers sent to certain voters' addresses were returned as undeliverable.

The National Voter Registration Act stipulates registrations cannot be canceled less than 90 days ahead of a federal election. Before registration is revoked, a voter must provide a written notice of an address change or fail to respond to a notice for two election cycles or to cast a vote in two general elections.

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