ABC: Election officials grapple with potential voting issues following Hurricane Helene
Laura Romero, Olivia Rubin, and Mike Levine of ABC report that election officials are working to ensure voters are able to cast ballots in states affected by Hurricane Helene.
Election officials in North Carolina, Florida and Georgia are scrambling to ensure voters will be able to cast their ballots in the November election amid catastrophic damage and flooding from Hurricane Helene.
After making landfall as a Category 4 hurricane, Helene has become one of the most powerful hurricanes in recent history. At least 200 people have been killed, according to The Associated Press.
With almost one month until the election, officials tell ABC News that damage to polling places and disruptions to the U.S. Postal Service could make it challenging for voters — and they are working to find solutions.
“This storm is like nothing we’ve seen in our lifetimes in Western North Carolina,” Karen Brinson Bell, the executive director of the state’s Board of Elections said during a press call on Tuesday. “The destruction is unprecedented and this level of uncertainty this close to Election Day is daunting.”