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34,000 dead people still on voter rolls, NC Board of Elections says

Officials found about 34,000 active registrations linked to deceased people after a federal database check and will verify each case before removal.

  • The North Carolina State Board identified approximately 34,000 deceased individuals on state voter rolls after comparing records with the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements database on Friday, April 17.
  • Officials initiated the cross-reference effort to strengthen voter registration accuracy; the State Board submitted 7,397,734 records to the SAVE system to verify citizenship and identify anomalies including deceased voters.
  • "While we expected to find some cases, this is higher than we anticipated," Sam Hayes, executive director of the State Board, said Monday, April 27. Officials noted the discovery does not necessarily indicate illegal votes were cast.
  • County election officials will now work with the State Board to verify flagged registrations and remove voters confirmed deceased in accordance with state and federal law.
  • President Donald Trump signed an executive order last month to create a nationwide list of verified eligible voters, part of a broader Republican push to strengthen election security measures.
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Wral News broke the news in Raleigh, United States on Monday, April 27, 2026.
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