North Carolina's elections board voted 3-2 to reject mail ballots with an unsealed inner envelope or a signature that doesn't match. The three Republicans outvoted the two Democrats. The guidance came the same day the first mail ballots went out to more than 46,000 voters.
- Board composition: 3 Republicans, 2 Democrats; the vote split along party lines.
- New disqualifying defects: unsealed inner envelope, mismatched signature.
- First batch: 46,000+ voters, mailed the same day.