left to right; Carol Hamilton, Cristo Carter and Cynthia Huntley prepare ballots to be mailed at the Mecklenburg County Board of Elections in Charlotte, N.C., Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)
Dawn Stephens, right, and Duane Taylor prepare ballots to be mailed at the Mecklenburg County Board of Elections in Charlotte, N.C., Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)
Cristo Carter, right, and Carol Hamilton put ballots in envelopes at the Mecklenburg County Board of Elections in Charlotte, N.C., Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)
FILE - Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks as he endorses Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally at the Desert Diamond Arena, Friday, Aug. 23, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Michael Dickerson, director of the Mecklenburg County Board of Elections, discusses the ballots for the upcoming election in Charlotte, N.C., Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)