CHARLOTTE, N.C. — There was a strict deadline of 7:30 pm on Election Day to have your absentee ballots returned in North Carolina. If they were not in on time, they would not be counted.
So how many ballots showed up late?
In 2023, a new North Carolina law was enacted that stated absentee ballots received after 7:30 p.m. on Election Day would not be counted even if postmarked before then…