evidence: "North Carolina is in the small minority of states that requires an absentee ballot to be signed by two witnesses or a notary public," they wrote in an April 10 op-ed on Medium.com. [...] North Carolina is one of eight states that requires a witness to sign a voter’s absentee ballot, and one of only three states that requires the ballot to be signed by two witnesses if a notary isn’t available. The other states are Alabama and Rhode Island. [...] State Senators Marcus and Chaudhuri said "North Carolina is in the small minority of states that requires an absentee ballot to be signed by two witnesses or a notary public."