Over 747,000 individuals are removed from North Carolina's voter rolls.

Officials say that North Carolina has removed more than 700,000 individuals from its voter list.

Over the past 20 months, the State Board of Elections has removed 747,000 individuals from voter rolls due to ineligibility.

The Board of Elections stated in a press release that the county boards adhere to strict policies to avoid removing eligible voter records.

"The board stated that new voters are being added to the registration rolls in our expanding state. Currently, North Carolina has almost 7.7 million registered voters."

Notifying election officials of a change in residence, whether within the state or to another state, is a common reason for removal from voter rolls.

Those who did not vote in the last two federal elections and did not respond to follow-up notifications from the government were not able to confirm their registration.

Voter rolls were dropped for individuals due to reasons such as death, felony conviction, requests to be removed, and lack of U.S. citizenship.

In North Carolina, a Marist Poll released on Thursday shows that among likely voters, Harris and Trump are evenly matched at 49% each. Among those who have already made their decision, 91% expressed strong support for their choice.

In 2008, North Carolina voted for a Democratic president for the first time in 16 years, with Barack Obama winning the state by a narrow margin of 0.3 points or 14,177 votes.

In 2016, Trump won by 3.7 points, but his margin decreased to 1.3 points against President Biden in 2020.

On Tuesday, North Carolina started absentee voting for registered voters, with military and overseas voters receiving ballots since Friday. There is no need for applicants to provide a reason to obtain a ballot.

County officials must receive the ballot application by Oct. 29 and the completed ballot by Nov. 5.

This report was contributed to by Chris Pandolfo, Rémy Numa, and Anders Hagstrom of Planet Chronicle Digital.