North Carolina election leaders met Monday to decide how voters will cast their ballots after Helene devastated part of the state.

In a unanimous bi-partisan vote, the state Board of Elections approved a list of emergency measures for the hardest hit areas, including allowing affected voters to request and receive absentee ballots in person at their county elections office up until the day before the election and reassigning poll workers where needed to fill staffing gaps.

“Today’s actions allow us to move forward, adapt to the circumstances these counties and voters face, and ensure every eligible voter is able to cast their ballot," Karen Brinson Bell, Executive Director of the North Carolina Board of Elections, said. 

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