The Republican National Committee announced it has secured a legal agreement requiring North Carolina to remove noncitizens from voter registration rolls after they identified themselves as such during jury duty processes.

The consent judgment, obtained through court proceedings, mandates that the state purge individuals who indicated noncitizen status when excusing themselves from jury service. The RNC characterized the agreement as a legal victory that will help ensure voting eligibility requirements are properly enforced.

North Carolina, like other states, requires citizens to be eligible for jury duty, and individuals who claim noncitizen status to avoid jury service can be cross-referenced against voter registration databases. The process aims to identify potential registration irregularities where noncitizens may be enrolled to vote.

The agreement comes amid ongoing national debates over voting procedures and election integrity measures. Various states have implemented different approaches to maintaining accurate voter rolls, with some focusing on removing deceased individuals, relocated residents, and those who may be ineligible to vote.

Election officials in North Carolina will now be required to implement the voter roll maintenance procedures outlined in the court agreement. The timeline and specific implementation details of the purge process were not immediately disclosed.