North Carolina legislators have approved an initial $273 million relief package to help address Hurricane Helene’s devastation and recovery in the mountains.

The North Carolina Elections Board passed a resolution to adjust voting rules in thirteen swing state counties following Hurricane Helene.

The destruction left behind by Hurricane Helene could alter the outcome of the presidential election given the storm’s impact on more than 1 million battleground state residents weeks before Nov. 5. Far more Republican than Democratic voters live in the area of North Carolina that was devastated in late September by a historic hurricane that