FILE - U.S. Rep. Dan Bishop, R-N.C., speaks during a House committee on Homeland Security hearing addressing threats to election security at the Capitol, July 20, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades, File)
FILE - State Sen. Jeff Jackson, D-Mecklenburg, Democratic candidate for North Carolina Attorney General, speaks at a campaign event for Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris in Charlotte, N.C., Sept. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond, File)