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New Hampshire Secretary of State David Scanlan (R) is reportedly exploring whether Donald Trump is constitutionally disqualified from running for office. An increasing number oflegal scholars across the political spectrum argue that Trump is not eligible to hold office because he violated Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, which bars from office anyone who has "engaged in insurrection or rebellion" or "given aid or comfort to the enemies" of the United States. Scanlan confirmed to the Boston Globe that, after receiving letters urging him to take action, he is considering the possibility that he can bar Trump from the ballot....

Raleigh, NC -- At least half of North Carolina's National Guard troops in Iraq failed to receive their absentee ballots in time for their votes to be counted, according to an officer helping to handle voting. "I can tell you that from experience because I didn't get mine, either," Lt. Michelle Locke told The News & Observer on Thursday in a telephone interview from a base northeast of Baghdad. Locke, 30, of Fayetteville said troops who wanted to vote in the November 2 general election received special all-write-in ballots that had been sent by the military in case something went...