North Carolina’s Court of Appeals has ruled that overseas voters who have never resided in the state will remain eligible to vote in the 2024 election. The decision comes after the court denied a petition from the Republican National Committee (RNC).

A unanimous panel of three appeals court judges denied the RNC’s request to block an order from a lower court.

Wake County Superior Court Judge John W. Smith recently denied the RNC’s motion for a preliminary injunction, finding that Republicans had not provided substantial evidence showing people who should not be voting have voted.

Republicans have been seeking a ruling declaring a North Carolina law that allows overseas voters who have never lived in North Carolina to vote is in violation of the state’s Constitution.