State funding falls behind growth in NC registered voters

Change in number of registered voters and state election funding adjusted for the cost of delivering government services (2007-2022)

While the number of registered voters in North Carolina has increased by 14 percent since 2013, state funding for election administration has decreased by 7 percent adjusting for inflation.

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Chart: NC Budget & Tax Center Source: Voter registration from North Carolina State Board of Elections for September 2013 and 2022 and state election funding from the North Carolina Office of State Budget and Management certified budget documents for the 2007-08 and 2022-23 fiscal years, adjusted using the BEA state and local government implicit price deflator and for election and administration costs only. Get the data Embed