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Karen Brinson Bell, executive director of the NC State Board of Elections, recently was elected incoming president of the National Association of State Election Directors (NASED), putting her in line to serve as association president in 2026.
Published: Friday, February 14th, 2025 @ 7:05 pm
By: ENC NOW
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Karen Brinson Bell, executive director of the NC State Board of Elections, recently was elected vice president of the National Association of State Election Directors (NASED).
Published: Friday, February 23rd, 2024 @ 1:10 pm
By: ENC NOW
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Thousands of dedicated public servants across North Carolina work together to ensure elections in this state are accessible, secure, and accurate.
Published: Saturday, February 17th, 2024 @ 3:24 am
By: ENC NOW
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Top legislative leaders filed paperwork Monday to intervene in three federal lawsuits challenging North Carolina election law.
Published: Thursday, February 15th, 2024 @ 11:57 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Two federal lawsuits challenged North Carolina's new elections law on the same day legislators enacted the law over Gov. Roy Cooper's veto.
Published: Wednesday, February 7th, 2024 @ 11:13 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Additions to the Bill Include Early Voting, Election Observer, Reforms.
Published: Sunday, October 22nd, 2023 @ 12:18 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina’s election reform bill, Senate Bill 747, would prevent “Zuck bucks” from being used to influence elections
Published: Monday, September 25th, 2023 @ 9:16 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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On Monday, Senate Republicans unveiled a plan to make the North Carolina state and local elections boards bipartisan.
Published: Tuesday, August 1st, 2023 @ 7:19 am
By: Carolina Journal
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SBE requested $13.6 million to replace aging election infrastructure
Published: Saturday, July 22nd, 2023 @ 12:03 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The state Senate's Republican election leaders have unveiled an omnibus bill that would set Election Day as the absentee ballot deadline and ban "Zuck bucks."
Published: Friday, July 21st, 2023 @ 9:29 am
By: Carolina Journal
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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: ENC NOW
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Changes include making most mail ballots due by election day and making ballots associated with same-day registrations provisional
Published: Sunday, July 9th, 2023 @ 12:41 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The NC State Board of Elections has won a national award for its work on a program designed to foster better collaboration between the state agency and the 100 county boards of elections and improve the administration of elections for voters and candidates.
Published: Friday, April 22nd, 2022 @ 10:19 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The NC State Board of Elections on Monday approved in-person early voting plans for the 2022 primary election for Bladen, Columbus, Gates, Lincoln, Pasquotank, Surry, and Chatham counties.
Published: Thursday, March 10th, 2022 @ 11:42 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The speaker of the N.C. House of Representatives wants colleagues to override the governor’s veto of a bill ending school mask mandates. It would mark the first time in a year that lawmakers have tried to overturn a gubernatorial veto.
Published: Wednesday, March 2nd, 2022 @ 1:13 am
By: Carolina Journal
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What will Gov. Cooper Do Next?
Published: Monday, January 10th, 2022 @ 6:44 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper signed three bills into law Thursday, Dec. 9, but also vetoed three bills.
Published: Wednesday, December 22nd, 2021 @ 9:46 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Karen Brinson Bell, executive director of the N.C. State Board of Elections, is blocking attempts by the N.C. House Freedom Caucus to inspect voting machines for possible irregularities.
Published: Thursday, July 22nd, 2021 @ 11:23 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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It’s now a time in North Carolina to dismiss policy based on politics and embrace a move toward legislation focusing on common sense
Published: Tuesday, July 20th, 2021 @ 8:45 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Legislation would increase voting access, ban private election funding, and set election day absentee ballot deadline
Published: Tuesday, June 15th, 2021 @ 1:02 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Election integrity is a top issue for North Carolina voters.
Published: Wednesday, June 9th, 2021 @ 4:32 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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In 2021, county boards of elections across North Carolina will conduct several important and required processes designed to keep the state’s voter rolls accurate and up to date.
Published: Thursday, January 14th, 2021 @ 12:41 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The N.C. Senate’s leader on election law issues is blasting the latest lawsuit from Gov. Roy Cooper.
Published: Monday, August 31st, 2020 @ 10:40 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. State Board of Elections on Monday appointed Karen Brinson Bell as the Board’s executive director, the chief state elections official, effective June 1.
Published: Friday, May 17th, 2019 @ 12:29 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The three-judge federal panel handling the Covington v. North Carolina redistricting lawsuit did not say Friday which of the three legislative maps under consideration they preferred, or hint when they might issue an order
Published: Tuesday, January 9th, 2018 @ 1:56 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The N.C. State Board of Elections is seeking public comments from June 1 through July 31 on proposed changes to the Administrative Code regarding various aspects of elections administration
Published: Wednesday, May 31st, 2017 @ 1:05 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Members of the Bipartisan State Board of Elections and Ethics Enforcement met for the first time Friday after the N.C. Court of Appeals on Thursday afternoon temporarily reinstated legislation merging the State Board of Elections and the State Ethics Commission
Published: Thursday, February 23rd, 2017 @ 2:42 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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After an extremely close series of elections that inflamed passions on both sides of the aisle, the Republican legislature has proposed something we can all agree on
Published: Friday, December 16th, 2016 @ 3:27 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Josh Howard is stepping down as chairman of the State Board of Elections, effective January 1, 2016. Howard announced his plans during a meeting Tuesday morning.
Published: Friday, January 8th, 2016 @ 9:43 am
By: Chris Downey
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Beaufort County has become quite the microcosm for the civil war between the GOP establishment and The Tea Party. We've written extensively about some of the controversies there previously on this site.
Published: Wednesday, January 8th, 2014 @ 12:14 am
By: Brant Clifton
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No, I'm not speculating about the president's strategies for implementing his health care law or besting Congressional Republicans in budget battles. Today's topic is closer to home: the decision by Attorney General Eric Holder to file a lawsuit alleging that North Carolina's new election law...
Published: Friday, October 4th, 2013 @ 12:36 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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