cross-posted from: https://exploding-heads.com/post/162574

SB 747’s existing deficiencies are centered around a lack of protections for poll observers, as well as no “allowance for citizens to provide affidavits or other evidence to local boards of elections (BOEs) to correct known deficiencies on county voter lists.” The election integrity group further claims the legislation “[d]oes not provide a means for observers or citizens to inspect mail-in ballot envelopes or to reasonably challenge voters who do not live in their counties or the state. “

In order to correct these shortfalls, Cuccinelli is advising North Carolina House Republicans to amend SB 747 to incorporate provisions from other election integrity bills and additional changes he argues give election integrity “the durability and permanence voters deserve.”

Among the recommended bills are HB 770 and HB 772, which would expand access to voted ballots and protect poll worker access, respectively. Other proposed improvements to SB 747 include provisions strengthening list maintenance requirements, requiring same-day voter registrants to cast provisional ballots, and prohibiting the state from sharing non-public DMV and election data with actors such as ERIC.