The North Carolina State Board of Elections has unanimously passed an emergency resolution to make several voting changes in western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene devastated the region.

Election officials in the battleground state of North Carolina approved changes on Monday that aim to make it easier for voters in areas devastated by Hurricane Helene to cast ballots in the Nov. 5 U.

North Carolina’s election board voted to give residents in the hurricane-affected areas greater flexibility to vote by mail and run their elections.

Residents in North Carolina’s Watauga County are focused on survival rather than politics after Hurricane Helene ravaged much of the western part of the state.

With less than one month to go until Election Day, the North Carolina State Board of Elections unanimously passed emergency measures Monday aimed at helping both election officials and voters affected by Hurricane Helene.

North Carolina’s election board voted to give residents in the hurricane-impacted areas greater flexibility to vote by mail and run their elections.

The destruction left behind by Hurricane Helene could alter the outcome of the presidential election given its impact on 1 million swing-state residents.

Vice President Kamala Harris could become only the second Democratic presidential candidate to win North Carolina in more than 40 years as the state has slowly shifted more to the left over the past decade—thanks in part to a growing high-tech corridor.

Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris is heading to North Carolina as the state recovers from Hurricane Helene.

The North Carolina State Board of Elections has unanimously passed an emergency resolution to make several voting changes in western North Carolina.