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International Business Times
International Business Times
Bruce Golding

Swing State North Carolina Faces 'Daunting' Election Issues From Hurricane Helene: Official

Members of the Prattville Fire Department ride in an all-terrain vehicle as workers use heavy machinery to clear a road near Black Mountain, N.C., on Monday, Sept.30, 2024. (Credit: Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

Election workers in the swing state of North Carolina face a "daunting" challenge in the wake of widespread flooding caused by Hurricane Helene, an official said Tuesday.

"This storm is like nothing we've seen in our lifetimes in western North Carolina," the state's Board of Elections executive director Karen Brinson Bell said during a conference call with reporters, according to the North State Journal.

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