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An unaffiliated Orange County candidate hopes the N.C. Court of Appeals will support his interpretation of the number of petition signatures needed to secure ballot access for a local election.
Published: Thursday, June 15th, 2023 @ 9:30 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A national Republican group is urging the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reject Democrats' request to keep the Green Party off the N.C. ballot.
Published: Saturday, August 13th, 2022 @ 8:18 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Green Party has filed a new emergency motion in its bid to gain access to the Nov. 8 election ballot.
Published: Tuesday, July 26th, 2022 @ 6:40 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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It's been said North Carolina is politically a purple state, a mixture of red (Republican) and blue (Democrat). Now we might have to add green to the mix, since the Green Party has petitioned to gain statewide ballot access in this November's general elections.
Published: Wednesday, July 20th, 2022 @ 5:51 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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The North Carolina Green Party reached out to Carolina Journal and other media on July 14 with news that they had filed suit against the N.C. State Board of Elections (NCSBE) over their exclusion from the 2022 midterm ballots as a recognized party.
Published: Monday, July 18th, 2022 @ 9:39 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The State Board of Elections on Thursday voted not to recognize the Green Party as an official political party in North Carolina, citing an ongoing investigation into evidence of fraud and other irregularities in the petition process used to seek ballot access for the party.
Published: Sunday, July 3rd, 2022 @ 4:11 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Voters will see another minority party on North Carolina's ballot
Published: Tuesday, June 19th, 2018 @ 11:08 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Constitution Party isn’t expected to become the state’s fifth political party until Wednesday, June 6. But it already faces a threat to potential candidates
Published: Wednesday, June 13th, 2018 @ 11:56 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Bipartisan State Board of Elections & Ethics Enforcement voted unanimously on Wednesday to recognize the Constitution Party of North Carolina as the state's newest political party
Published: Thursday, June 7th, 2018 @ 6:26 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The long, hard slog for the North Carolina Green Party is over. The state officially recognized the Green Party, allowing its candidates to appear on state ballots
Published: Friday, March 30th, 2018 @ 4:36 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Last week, with bipartisan support we voted to override Gov. Cooper's veto of legislation that provides voters more choices at the ballot box by increasing ballot access for smaller political parties and unaffiliated candidates for many statewide and local elections
Published: Wednesday, October 25th, 2017 @ 3:51 pm
By: Bill Cook
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You might expect Libertarians to feel protective of the spot they've won as the only third party on North Carolina's election ballot
Published: Thursday, October 19th, 2017 @ 9:02 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Cooper vetoed S.B. 656 to forestall a purported constitutional amendment The Republican-led General Assembly seemed content to stay home until January
Published: Wednesday, October 18th, 2017 @ 6:36 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Republicans proudly welcome more competition on the ballot from unaffiliated candidates and newly empowered political parties like the Green Party
Published: Tuesday, October 17th, 2017 @ 8:45 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Third parties would face a lower hurdle in seeking a spot on North Carolina's election ballot, under a bill that cleared a state House committee this morning.
Published: Friday, June 23rd, 2017 @ 1:22 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Spindale Town Councilman Ben Edwards said he was agitated when he learned House Majority Leader Mike Hager was running unopposed in House District 112, which the Republican had represented since 2011
Published: Thursday, October 27th, 2016 @ 1:15 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory today signed HB 589, commonly referred to as Voter Photo ID, into law. This law will help ensure the integrity of the North Carolina ballot box and provide greater equality in access to voting to North Carolinians.
Published: Tuesday, August 13th, 2013 @ 12:28 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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