Battleground State Purges Over 747,000 From Voter List

North Carolina has removed more than 700,000 people from its voter list, officials report.

The State Board of Elections shared that 747,000 names were dropped in the past 20 months due to ineligibility.

"The county boards carefully follow policies to ensure only ineligible records are removed," the Board of Elections said.

"Newly eligible voters are constantly being added," they added. "We now have nearly 7.7 million registered voters in North Carolina."

Many removals were due to people moving, either within the state without updating records, or out of state.

Others were removed for failing to vote in the last two federal elections and not responding to government notices.

Additional reasons included death, felony convictions, requests for removal, or non-U.S. citizenship.

Meanwhile, a new Marist Poll shows Harris and Trump tied at 49% among likely voters in the state.

In the poll, 91% of voters who have made up their minds said they strongly support their candidate.

North Carolina has a mixed voting history, last going Democratic in 2008 with Obama winning by 0.3 points.

Trump won in 2016 by 3.7 points, but in 2020, his margin shrank to 1.3 points against Biden.

Absentee voting has started, with ballots being sent out to military and overseas voters.

Voters must submit their application for an absentee ballot by Oct. 29, and ballots must be in by Nov. 5.