WASHINGTON - The RNC has filed two critical election integrity lawsuits to stop illegal overseas voting. We sued both the North Carolina State Board of Elections and Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson for allowing overseas citizens who never lived in either state to illegally vote.

RNC Chairman Michael Whatley stated: “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. 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.”

Background:

• The constitutions of Michigan and North Carolina require individuals to be residents of their states in order to be qualified to vote.
• But Secretary Benson’s unlawful guidance and an unconstitutional North Carolina statute extend eligibility to overseas voters who never resided in these states—indeed, may never have resided anywhere in the United States.
• The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) allows residents of their state to vote absentee from overseas, but it does not expand voter eligibility to individuals who were never state residents.
• Only the residents of North Carolina and Michigan should determine elections in their states respectively. This is our fifth lawsuit against the NCSBE and sixth one against Secretary Benson this cycle alone, as the fight for election integrity continues.

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