Election officials in the battleground state of North Carolina approved changes on Monday that aim to make it easier for voters in areas devastated by Hurricane Helene to cast ballots in the Nov. 5 U.

North Carolina’s election board voted to give residents in the hurricane-affected areas greater flexibility to vote by mail and run their elections.

Residents in North Carolina’s Watauga County are focused on survival rather than politics after Hurricane Helene ravaged much of the western part of the state.

With less than one month to go until Election Day, the North Carolina State Board of Elections unanimously passed emergency measures Monday aimed at helping both election officials and voters affected by Hurricane Helene.

With 13 counties devastated by flooding, the state is trying to make sure that residents can still vote. Candidates have been forced to abandon door-knocking and phone banks.

Experts worry Hurricane Helene could reduce voter turnout, disrupt ballot delivery, or hamper accurate polling in North Carolina.

Election officials in North Carolina and Georgia have reported that all hands are on deck to prepare polling locations for Nov. 5.

Georgia and North Carolina election officials said Monday that the presidential election in November will not be derailed by the damage left by Hurricane Helene.

The destruction left behind by Hurricane Helene could alter the outcome of the presidential election given its impact on 1 million swing-state residents.

Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris is heading to North Carolina as the state recovers from Hurricane Helene.

Just weeks after Hurricane Helene struck the Southeast, claiming at least 182 lives, voters there will be casting ballots in what's poised to be one of the most contentious presidential elections in United States history.