In a major win for election integrity, the Republican National Committee and North Carolina Republican Party have forced a groundbreaking settlement with the State Board of Elections, closing a long-exploited loophole that allowed noncitizens to remain on voter rolls.
The agreement, now awaiting final court approval in Wake County Superior Court, requires state officials to cross-reference voter registrations with jury duty questionnaires. This common-sense step will automatically flag and remove individuals who have admitted to being noncitizens to avoid jury service.
For years, Democrats dismissed noncitizen voting as a “myth,” but the RNC’s 2024 lawsuit exposed the truth: North Carolina was turning a blind eye while ineligible voters slipped through the system. The new settlement ends that practice with a strict timeline for using jury data and mandates referrals to the State Bureau of Investigation if evidence shows noncitizens cast ballots in past elections.
RNC Chairman Joe Gruters put it plainly: “This isn’t hard. If you’re not a citizen of America, you can’t vote, period.”
This victory serves as a powerful blueprint heading into the 2026 midterms. By cleaning up the rolls months in advance, Republicans are ensuring that only legal American citizens decide the future of the state and the nation.
The era of loose registration rules, mass mail-in ballots, and ignored safeguards is coming to an end. This settlement proves that when conservatives fight with resolve, real change happens. The message to election officials across the country is clear: follow the law and protect the integrity of the vote — or face accountability.
In the battle to restore trust in our elections, North Carolina just delivered a huge win for every legal voter. The sacred right to vote belongs to Americans — and Republicans are making sure it stays that way.