House advances bill to reduce absentee ballot acceptance period

House Bill 304 cleared its first committee vote. If enacted, mail-in ballots would no longer be accepted three days after elections. Instead, it must arrive by the close of polls on Election Day.

On Oct. 1, 2016, Elon University sophomore Jake Kiesler works on behalf of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s campaign to register people to vote outside the Elon Community Church.

North Carolina Republicans on Tuesday advanced a bill that would prevent mail-in votes from being accepted three days after the election.

Under House Bill 304, a…