10/08/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/08/2024 17:04
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.