A federal judge on Thursday refused the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) request to send its challenge to North Carolina’s absentee ballot guidance back to state court, likely ending the prospect of any changes for this year’s election.

U.S. District Judge Richard Myers in a two-page ruling said the State Board of Elections properly removed the case to federal court. The lawsuit will still move forward before Myers, but the pace means that the RNC’s demands for changes this election cycle are unlikely to........

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