"It's going to be more difficult for people to vote, says Jason M. Roberts, a political science professor at the University of North Carolina. And, quite frankly, given the challenges these people are facing, voting is probably going to be much farther down on the list of priorities than it otherwise would be."
"This disaster is not just affecting how we conduct elections; it's affecting day-to-day life, and many of these communities will be without power, without water, without internet, without cell service, potentially for weeks," says Karen Brinson Bell, Executive Director of the North Carolina State Board of Elections.
"Our job is to figure out, as long as there are citizens in those communities, how do we provide them with voting opportunities so that they can exercise their right to vote?" -- Karen Brinson Bell.
"State officials passed emergency measures on Monday to make it easier for disaster victims to cast their ballots in the battleground state."
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