"It is a losing game for conservatives to believe their vote doesn't count and they're going to get cheated. That is a that is way to lose elections and you can't let what other people may do somewhere else affect what you do, that's a losing strategy.” Dallas Woodhouse, American Majority NC.
Published: Sunday, March 3rd, 2024 @ 2:59 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina State Election Board held a webinar Wednesday for the media to discuss the changes with the new photo ID requirement when voting.
Published: Saturday, February 17th, 2024 @ 3:47 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Tuesday, the North Carolina General Assembly overrode five bills that had been vetoed by Governor Roy Cooper. Since the legislature held its first override vote in March, there have been a total of 19 veto overrides this year.
Published: Wednesday, February 7th, 2024 @ 2:04 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed a bill Thursday that restructures the North Carolina State Board of Elections by splitting the appointments between the majority and minority legislative leaders.
Published: Sunday, January 14th, 2024 @ 4:07 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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After a month-long break for some, state lawmakers are getting back to work this week. Here is a preview of a few things North Carolinians might see in Raleigh this week:
Published: Sunday, November 12th, 2023 @ 3:53 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Using emotionally charged rhetoric wholly unrelated to the legislation, Governor Roy Cooper vetoed SB 74 - Election Law Changes.
Published: Friday, October 6th, 2023 @ 12:34 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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According to documents obtained by the Public Interest Legal Foundation , 1,454 foreign nationals on the voter rolls had not obtained naturalization before Election Day 2014, necessitating a challenge at the polls.
Published: Monday, September 4th, 2023 @ 7:25 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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On Wednesday, the North Carolina House Rules Committee voted in favor of changes to Senate Bill 747, laying a framework for major election law changes in the Tar heel state.
Published: Wednesday, August 23rd, 2023 @ 4:49 pm
By: Kevin Smith
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A pair of election integrity bills passed Thursday in the North Carolina Senate. S.B. 747, Election Law Changes, and S.B. 749, No Partisan Advantage in Elections, both passed with a vote of 28-19.
Published: Friday, August 18th, 2023 @ 1:15 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Tuesday, the Senate Rules Committee passed two bills—Senate Bills 747 and 749—that would significantly impact elections in North Carolina.
Published: Tuesday, August 15th, 2023 @ 6:14 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Comments in the North Carolina General Assembly supporting SB 747 (Election Law Changes) and partially supporting SB 749 (No Partisan Advantage in Elections)
Published: Saturday, July 22nd, 2023 @ 4:21 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Budget watch continues at the General Assembly with the end of the fiscal year only two weeks away.
Published: Thursday, July 20th, 2023 @ 9:06 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Former television news anchor Kari Lake has won the Arizona GOP primary to be the state’s next governor.
Published: Friday, August 19th, 2022 @ 2:07 am
By: Daily Wire
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Former Vice President Mike Pence waded into the race for Arizona’s next governor on Monday, delivering an endorsement in the GOP primary that once again puts him at odds with former President Donald Trump.
Published: Sunday, July 31st, 2022 @ 9:53 am
By: Daily Wire
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The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld Arizona’s bans against ballot harvesting and out-of-precinct Election Day voting.
Published: Friday, July 9th, 2021 @ 11:09 am
By: Carolina Journal
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2020 NC elections, like states around the country, were marked by lawsuit settlements that changed voting rules without consulting the legislature
Published: Tuesday, July 6th, 2021 @ 1:06 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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NCACC Weekly Update — June 18
Published: Thursday, July 1st, 2021 @ 9:59 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The NCGOP applauds the Rules Commission’s unanimous rejection of the election law changes proposed by the State Board of Elections
Published: Sunday, May 24th, 2020 @ 1:44 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Statement from Karen Brinson Bell, executive director of the State Board of Elections, on the bipartisan House Bill 1169, which was filed today in the N.C. House
Published: Friday, May 22nd, 2020 @ 4:30 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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On Friday, May 15, 2020, Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) voted against H. Res. 965 and H.R. 6800.
Published: Monday, May 18th, 2020 @ 10:32 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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If our world is an ant mound, this novel coronavirus was a boot that stepped on us all.
Published: Friday, April 24th, 2020 @ 7:07 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Legal analysts have given the opinion by the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturning North Carolina's election reform law, including its voter ID requirement, mixed reviews.
Published: Thursday, August 11th, 2016 @ 9:00 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Rev. Jeremiah Wright told attendees of a Sept. 19 event at a progressive church in Chapel Hill he is "giddily happy" with the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement, blamed U.S. foreign policy for the rise of ISIS, and took swipes at President Obama for failing to push racial reparations and...
Published: Saturday, October 3rd, 2015 @ 4:57 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The federal government's lawsuit against North Carolina election laws could have "extraordinary ramifications for the United States," an election law expert told a Tuesday meeting of the Campbell Law School Federalist Society.
Published: Friday, September 18th, 2015 @ 5:13 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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No one in authority has said why both houses of our legislature mysteriously, rapidly and overwhelmingly passed modifications to their 2013 election law changes or why Governor McCrory just as unceremoniously signed them into law.
Published: Sunday, June 28th, 2015 @ 2:57 am
By: Tom Campbell
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More and more frequently courts have become not just arbiters but de facto legislators of laws. Perhaps we can blame this on a stagnant Congress, partisan legislatures or a more litigious society, but courts on both state and federal levels have become increasingly important in all phases of our lif
Published: Saturday, October 11th, 2014 @ 10:05 am
By: Tom Campbell
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An analysis by a UNC School of Government professor suggests there's no clear-cut answer over whether changes in laws regulating voter registration and extending the time people are allowed to vote have affected turnout in recent decades.
Published: Tuesday, March 25th, 2014 @ 5:29 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Rev. William Barber, president of the NC NAACP and initiator of the Moral Monday protests, continued his attack Tuesday on what he called "a monster voter suppression bill" and likened efforts to award Opportunity Scholarships to children from low-income families to segregationist actions of...
Published: Friday, February 28th, 2014 @ 12:24 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles issued photo IDs to 99 voters during the first nine days of the new year, a move that could indicate voters are preparing for the new requirement even though it does not take effect until 2016.
Published: Wednesday, January 15th, 2014 @ 12:55 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The head of the state's NAACP said the civil rights organization is broadening its lawsuit against North Carolina's new voter ID law and election law changes.
Published: Monday, January 13th, 2014 @ 9:54 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The state is asking a federal court to dismiss two lawsuits - one filed by the North Carolina NAACP and one filed by the League of Women Voters of N.C. - challenging the new law requiring voters to present government-issued identification when voting and changing other...
Published: Wednesday, October 23rd, 2013 @ 1:15 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A group of college students and other young adults - some with connections to Moral Monday protests - has formed to monitor polls, provide information to voters about election procedures and laws, and counter what they see as potential voter suppression.
Published: Sunday, October 13th, 2013 @ 9:59 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Pat McCrory on Monday struck back at the federal government, saying the U.S. Department of Justice was "working in the fringes." McCrory, a Republican, said the state would defend the lawsuit filed by the Democratic administration of President Barack Obama against the state's new election...
Published: Thursday, October 3rd, 2013 @ 3:17 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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We’re proud in North Carolina to have laws that encourage people to register and vote while maintaining the integrity of our elections.
Published: Thursday, August 8th, 2013 @ 11:51 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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