North Carolina finds 34k dead people on voter rolls after checking federal data
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The North Carolina State Board of Elections has identified nearly 34,000 deceased individuals on the state’s voter rolls following a comprehensive data comparison with the state’s database.
Earlier this month, NCSBE submitted more than 7.3 million voter records to the government’s Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) database as part of a program to strengthen the accuracy and integrity of the state’s voter registration list. The NCSBE clarified that the identification of deceased persons in the state voter list does not mean that illegal votes were cast.
“While we expected to find cases, this is more than we expected,” said Sam Hayes, executive director of the State Board of Elections, in a press release.
“The benefit of joining the international and provincial database checks is that it allows us to uncover problems like these. Our goal is to use all available and legal tools at our disposal to achieve the most accurate votes possible,” he continued. “Now, we must roll up our sleeves and begin the hard work of making sure that every registered voter in North Carolina is eligible. Our team, as well as our state and organization will do whatever it takes to meet this task.”
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The findings come amid the organization’s ongoing voter verification efforts, which NCSBE voted in favor of the group earlier this month after facing charges from the Trump administration for allegedly failing to maintain accurate voter rolls.
The NCSBE said it will work with the electoral district boards to remove the names from the voter list.
Federal law requires states to remove ineligible voters from their voter rolls for reasons such as death, and North Carolina already has a two-year registration process to remove ineligible voters from its rolls, according to Dr. Andy Jackson, Director of the Civitas Center for Public Integrity at the John Locke Foundation, said that the state excluded 500,002 people who could not vote in the process.
However, as Jackson pointed out to dead voters, it could take 8 to 10 years for their names to be removed.
“Working with the SAVE database has already helped improve” North Carolina’s inventory system, Jackson added, calling the system “critical.”
Voters cast ballots at a polling place in North Carolina. (Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images)
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Trump’s second administration has increased oversight and investigations into election integrity issues, including revisions to the SAVE program last year.
The Trump administration has also launched a national drive to obtain complete statewide voter registration and registration records, suing those states that fail to comply. The Justice Department has sued at least 30 states and the District of Columbia to try to compel the release of the information, according to the Associated Press.
President Donald Trump is seen during an event in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on April 23, 2026. (Associated Press)
The Republican National Committee’s official account of integrity in X said the findings in North Carolina are “EXACTLY” why the Trump administration is forcing states to purge their voter rolls.
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“It turns out that checking county voter rolls against federal records helps keep them more accurate. Who knew?” mocked Ohio Secretary of State and Ohio Auditor candidate Frank LaRose.
