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A settlement in an election lawsuit strips absentee ballot protections, opening the door for election fraud, one election expert says.
Published: Friday, September 25th, 2020 @ 4:07 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina voters who vote by mail can now track the status of their absentee ballot with a new online service called BallotTrax.
Published: Tuesday, September 15th, 2020 @ 10:56 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolina’s 2020 general election began on September 4, when thousands of absentee ballots were sent to voters. Thirty-two ballots (from military or overseas voters) were returned and accepted that same day.
Published: Thursday, September 10th, 2020 @ 5:54 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Beaufort County Board of Elections Supervisor Kellie Hopkins takes her place in the "What's Happening NOW" to discuss Absentee Ballots in North Carolina vs. Universal Mass Mailing.
Published: Tuesday, September 8th, 2020 @ 7:41 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Below is NCGOP Chairman Michael Whatley’s Statement regarding the recent court ruling allowing convicted fellows to vote before completing their full sentence.
Published: Tuesday, September 8th, 2020 @ 5:08 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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A three-judge panel has rejected a plea to block absentee ballot witness requirements for North Carolina’s fall election.
Published: Friday, September 4th, 2020 @ 6:24 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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While we are not sure how many people will vote absentee in North Carolina this year, we do know that it will likely be several times larger than in any previous election.
Published: Friday, September 4th, 2020 @ 11:43 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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By state law (GS 163-231(b)(1)), absentee ballots can only be “transmitted by mail or by commercial courier service, at the voter’s expense, or delivered in person, or by the voter’s near relative or verifiable legal guardian.”
Published: Friday, September 4th, 2020 @ 10:51 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Starting today, September 1, 2020, North Carolina voters may request an absentee ballot completely online
Published: Friday, September 4th, 2020 @ 5:31 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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More than 200,000 North Carolinians have already requested an absentee mail-in ballot for November’s elections
Published: Saturday, August 22nd, 2020 @ 1:53 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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In this upcoming 2020 Presidential Election, with so many down ballot candidates incredibly important to properly govern our people, the more I continue to consider the Mass Mailing of ballots to these far too many "To Whom it May Concern"s, I am reasonably assured this will be a contested election.
Published: Friday, August 21st, 2020 @ 5:24 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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As mail-in absentee ballot requests surge in North Carolina, the State Board of Elections this week released an improved North Carolina Absentee Ballot Request Form for the November 3 election.
Published: Thursday, August 20th, 2020 @ 11:54 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Through Sunday, August 9, North Carolina voters had submitted 163,374 requests for absentee by-mail ballots for the 2020 general election
Published: Tuesday, August 11th, 2020 @ 5:47 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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A judge has dismissed Democratic attempts to throw out North Carolina’s protections against absentee voting fraud.
Published: Thursday, August 6th, 2020 @ 11:34 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The following is a statement from the State Board of Elections office about the security of absentee voting by mail in North Carolina
Published: Thursday, July 30th, 2020 @ 6:08 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The State Board of Elections has learned that a voter advocacy group mailed about 80,000 absentee ballot request forms to North Carolina residents with voters’ information already filled out on the forms.
Published: Friday, June 12th, 2020 @ 12:26 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Republicans on Tuesday, June 2, amended a bill to tighten oversight of absentee ballots and address possible voter fraud in the Senate Redistricting and Elections Committee.
Published: Wednesday, June 3rd, 2020 @ 7:04 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A small group of N.C. voters are suing the state and the N.C. State Board of Elections over absentee voting regulations, but demands in the lawsuit may lead to election fraud, or the appearance thereof, legal and political analysts say.
Published: Saturday, May 9th, 2020 @ 5:25 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The State Board of Elections is gearing up for a surge in absentee-by-mail voting, due to COVID-19 concerns.
Published: Monday, March 30th, 2020 @ 12:03 am
By: Carolina Journal
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One-stop (absentee in-person) voting starts today in North Carolina, which means that we will have our first records of one-stop voting on Vote Tracker tomorrow for your viewing and analytic pleasure.
Published: Monday, February 17th, 2020 @ 8:45 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Beginning Monday (January 13), absentee by-mail ballots for the March primary election will be mailed to voters who request them.
Published: Monday, January 13th, 2020 @ 11:30 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The State Board of Elections invites members of the public to comment on the proposed text of an amendment to a temporary rule pertaining to the photo ID requirements for absentee ballots.
Published: Monday, December 2nd, 2019 @ 5:30 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The General Assembly passed a bill yesterday that will help combat absentee ballot fraud, but it is not a fool-proof solution to the problem and election officials will need to be diligent as ballot harvesters adjust their methods in response.
Published: Thursday, October 31st, 2019 @ 11:45 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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As the 2020 elections approach, state lawmakers are working to protect absentee voters from fraud.
Published: Monday, July 15th, 2019 @ 10:13 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. State Board of Elections is seeking public comments from June 21 to July 12 on proposed rules changes related to the implementation of the new voter ID law, including the photo identification requirement for absentee-by-mail voting.
Published: Sunday, June 23rd, 2019 @ 2:39 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The newly appointed, five-member State Board of Elections will hold a public evidentiary hearing later this month on claims of irregularities related to absentee by-mail voting and other alleged activities in certain counties in the 9th Congressional District.
Published: Saturday, February 9th, 2019 @ 8:35 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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An attorney who represented the Bladen County Improvement Association during a 2016 investigation into potential absentee ballot voting misbehavior says the organization was cleared of any wrongdoing
Published: Monday, December 24th, 2018 @ 7:44 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A "systematic failure of the election process" may warrant a new election in North Carolina's 9th Congressional District, N.C. Republican Party Chairman Robin Hayes says
Published: Thursday, December 13th, 2018 @ 12:06 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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If you've ever been involved in political campaigns you know there comes a point when you have drained every ounce of energy and resources available and exhausted, you declare, "it's all over but the shouting."
Published: Tuesday, November 6th, 2018 @ 12:43 am
By: Tom Campbell
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The following is the absentee voter count numbers for early voting in Beaufort County for the 2018 general election as of November 3, 2018. Data is provided by Beaufort County Board of Elections
Published: Monday, November 5th, 2018 @ 4:33 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The following is the absentee voter count numbers for early voting in Beaufort County for the 2018 general election as of November 1, 2018. Data is provided by Beaufort County Board of Elections
Published: Friday, November 2nd, 2018 @ 11:37 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The following is the absentee voter count numbers for early voting in Beaufort County for the 2018 general election. Data is provided by Beaufort County Board of Elections
Published: Wednesday, October 31st, 2018 @ 8:02 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The N.C. Supreme Court on Wednesday paused the preparation of ballots for the November 6 general election as a result of legal challenges to proposed constitutional amendments
Published: Wednesday, August 29th, 2018 @ 6:14 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Despite the threats from outside sources, this past week, the General Assembly's Fiscal Research Division and the Office of State Budget and Management released a report that North Carolina is expected to have a half billion dollar surplus this year
Published: Sunday, February 12th, 2017 @ 9:17 pm
By: Bill Cook
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