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On Monday, the state Senate Redistricting and Elections Committee passed S.B. 757, which could become the lines for North Carolina’s fourteen U.S. Congressional districts.
Published: Saturday, February 24th, 2024 @ 7:37 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper has filed another lawsuit in state court against North Carolina's top legislative leaders. This one targets a new creating an eight-member state elections board with an even split between Democrats and Republicans.
Published: Friday, February 16th, 2024 @ 8:42 am
By: Carolina Journal
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If you are black or brown, Republicans really don't want you to vote," Cooper said.
Published: Wednesday, November 22nd, 2023 @ 3:54 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina’s election reform bill, Senate Bill 747, would require the state and county boards of elections to provide more information on elections and increase the frequency of list maintenance
Published: Friday, November 17th, 2023 @ 11:36 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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This week on the Debrief, conflict over a new elections bill, and the legislature looks to roll back more executive appointment powers.
Published: Thursday, October 26th, 2023 @ 1:21 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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Constitutional amendment seeking similar changes to Elections Board overwhelmingly rejected by voters in 2018
Published: Wednesday, October 18th, 2023 @ 11:34 pm
By: Governor's Office
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An election reform bill that has cleared the N.C. Senate could have a major impact on a federal lawsuit dealing with felon voting.
Published: Wednesday, September 13th, 2023 @ 12:28 am
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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The North Carolina State Board of Elections has tried to illegally restrict election observers several times recently
Published: Wednesday, August 16th, 2023 @ 1:41 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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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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The proposed changes to mail-in voting would have minimal impact — in 2022, 99.8% of all ballots were in by election day
Published: Wednesday, August 2nd, 2023 @ 12:08 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The North Carolina House Elections Committee passed a bill April 4 that would shore up election rules headed into the 2024 general election.
Published: Monday, May 1st, 2023 @ 4:07 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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House Bill 99 looks to modify Wake County Commissioners elections from partisan and countywide to non-partisan elections and by district. This proposed change has caused some to exaggerate the impact of the bill. So, what do the numbers say?
Published: Saturday, March 11th, 2023 @ 7:53 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Non-citizens who have resided in Washington, D.C., for at least 30 days can now vote in local city elections after the review period for a newly passed bill allowing such votes to occur ended last week, according to local media.
Published: Friday, March 10th, 2023 @ 8:09 am
By: Daily Wire
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House Bill 99, sponsored by Erin Paré (R-Wake), introduces an essential reform to how county commissioners would be elected in Wake County. It also makes a change that would deny voters helpful information.
Published: Monday, March 6th, 2023 @ 3:44 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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With the North Carolina House of Representatives today considering a bill to mandate that no voter be denied the ability to vote in the uniform required by their job
Published: Saturday, June 25th, 2022 @ 11:44 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The New York City Council wants to allow non-citizens to vote in local elections. Even outgoing far-left Mayor Bill de Blasio is hesitant about taking this step
Published: Thursday, January 13th, 2022 @ 9:19 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed a bill that would have set Election Day as the deadline for mail-in absentee ballots in future N.C. elections. Cooper’s rejection of Senate Bill 326 marks his 13th veto this year and his record-extending 66th veto since taking office in 2017.
Published: Wednesday, December 15th, 2021 @ 11:44 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Senate on Monday, Nov. 29, passed a bill that would ban county boards of elections from accepting private donations to conduct election services or hire election workers. Senators approved Senate Bill 725 by a vote of 27-19.
Published: Friday, December 10th, 2021 @ 8:48 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The Senate Redistricting and Elections Committee on Wednesday, April 21, approved Senate Bill 360, which would require legislative leaders to sign off on any deal settling a lawsuit in which the General Assembly is a party.
Published: Thursday, April 29th, 2021 @ 6:54 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick slammed American Airlines on Thursday evening after the airline called out the state’s new security measures to protect elections, claiming that a representative from the company called him and told him that the head of the company didn’t even read the bill.
Published: Tuesday, April 6th, 2021 @ 9:16 pm
By: Daily Wire
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I wrote last week on Senate Bill 326, which includes several important reforms to North Carolina’s election laws
Published: Saturday, April 3rd, 2021 @ 9:50 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The fate of the massive elections bill, H.R. 1, now sits with the U.S. Senate.
Published: Thursday, April 1st, 2021 @ 9:51 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Republican lawmakers filed legislation to ban mail-only elections and tighten oversight for voting by absentee ballot.
Published: Wednesday, May 27th, 2020 @ 8:43 am
By: Carolina Journal
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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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With growing concerns about school safety, should schools be forced to open their doors to hundreds of unchecked adults?
Published: Saturday, March 9th, 2019 @ 2:41 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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With his congressional campaign in debt, his integrity under siege, his health in question, and a criminal investigation over corruption gathering steam, some political observers are doubtful.
Published: Tuesday, February 26th, 2019 @ 10:25 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The 2017-18 session of the N.C. General Assembly wrapped up Thursday, setting a record by overriding the 22nd and 23rd vetoes of the biennium
Published: Friday, December 28th, 2018 @ 11:22 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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As expected, Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed the General Assembly's most recent attempt to restructure the state's elections and ethics enforcement agencies. He also vetoed a "technical corrections" measure, rejecting two provisions in the catch-all legislation
Published: Sunday, December 23rd, 2018 @ 3:56 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Governor Cooper vetoed House Bill 1029, Bipartisan State Board Changes
Published: Friday, December 21st, 2018 @ 3:07 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Gov. Roy Cooper announced Tuesday, Dec. 18 he would veto a bill returning the Bipartisan Board of Elections and Ethics Enforcement to separate agencies over concerns about a provision related to campaign finance investigations
Published: Thursday, December 20th, 2018 @ 11:31 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The nearly two-year battle over the Bipartisan Board of Elections and Ethics Enforcement may come to a close soon with the General Assembly essentially handing Gov. Roy Cooper a victory in the separation-of-powers struggle
Published: Sunday, December 16th, 2018 @ 8:10 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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After several court battles and a failed constitutional amendment, the Bipartisan Board of Elections and Ethics Enforcement may once again become separate boards
Published: Thursday, December 6th, 2018 @ 2:18 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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“Confusion” was the tone of the hour in the House Committee on Elections and Ethics Law when they voted to approve House Bill 1065 by a narrow margin on Tuesday afternoon
Published: Thursday, September 13th, 2018 @ 10:39 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Democrat-turned-Republican Chris Anglin won his court fight to run on the GOP ticket for Supreme Court justice in the Nov. 6 general election
Published: Wednesday, September 12th, 2018 @ 10:58 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Senators voted 32-14 after testy debate on Wednesday, June 27, to pass House Bill 913, which creates a Bipartisan Board of Ethics and Elections Enforcement
Published: Friday, July 13th, 2018 @ 12:35 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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It didn't take long into the teleconference to learn that the Chairman of the Board called the emergency meeting because he wanted the board to write a letter to members of the legislature. The board's chair, Andy Penry (Democrat), made a motion for the board's general counsel, Josh Lawson
Published: Wednesday, June 27th, 2018 @ 11:03 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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The Senate Select Committee on Elections approved a drastically slimmer version of a House judicial redistricting bill. Constitutional issues about the bill struck a raw nerve among Democrats
Published: Thursday, June 14th, 2018 @ 4:48 pm
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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As of today, the State Board of Elections has officially certified the Green Party as a new political party in North Carolina, following the General Assembly's passage of Senate Bill 656.
Published: Tuesday, March 27th, 2018 @ 7:07 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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