Your state's entitled allotment of electors equals the number of members in its Congressional delegation: one for each member in the House of Representatives plus two for your Senators.
Published: Friday, March 16th, 2018 @ 9:04 pm
By: Ted McDonald
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Longtime observers of the state's electoral system say some North Carolina judicial districts might be unconstitutional, and ripe for legal challenges
Published: Monday, November 20th, 2017 @ 10:23 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A three-judge panel overseeing the federal lawsuit challenging North Carolina's legislative election maps wants names of at least three people who could draw new sets of maps
Published: Tuesday, October 17th, 2017 @ 5:40 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Senate Republicans sent strong signals with Thursday's passage of the Electoral Freedom Act of 2017 that they may still scrap judicial elections in exchange for some form of merit selection for judges
Published: Wednesday, October 11th, 2017 @ 6:50 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Democrats, progressive activists, and left-leaning editorialists haven't liked past ideas from Republicans to change the way North Carolina's elections are run
Published: Tuesday, October 10th, 2017 @ 1:17 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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As legislators sharpen their pencils for another round of electoral mapmaking, now seems like a good time to revisit North Carolina's redistricting "scorecard."
Published: Tuesday, August 8th, 2017 @ 11:06 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Who are the most loyal fans in the world? Could it be the Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, or the Green Bay Packers fans? I guess it all depends on how you measure loyalty.
Published: Wednesday, July 12th, 2017 @ 2:06 am
By: Bobby Tony
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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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Keep an Eye on the Political Coup that is brewing. It is coordinated at many levels.
Published: Thursday, June 8th, 2017 @ 12:10 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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It was a daring political move for the Democrat party, and the Democrat Media, but, it just might work. Link to Russia, and Vladimir Putin at every possible point.
Published: Wednesday, June 7th, 2017 @ 1:08 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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If you hate President Trump to the point that your blood pressure rises when you encounter others that not only don't hate Mr. Trump, but are extremely appreciative of the man's governing style, however unpracticed, you might not want to read this, but you really should.
Published: Saturday, February 25th, 2017 @ 9:17 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Experts are using terms such as "absurd," and "silly" to describe a study, and an opinion column written by one of its founders, that purports North Carolina no longer is a functioning democracy, and that North Korea and Cuba rank higher for electoral integrity than the Tar Heel State
Published: Tuesday, January 10th, 2017 @ 4:35 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today is December 22, 2016, the second shortest day of the year, one day removed from the Winter solstice, and three things are certain.
Published: Monday, January 9th, 2017 @ 5:45 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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For the second time in recent experience, and the fifth time in American history, a presidential candidate has been elected despite having failed to win a plurality of the nationwide vote
Published: Saturday, December 31st, 2016 @ 6:14 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Members of North Carolina's Electoral College ceremoniously cast their 15 votes for Republicans Donald Trump and Mike Pence as some 100 protesters stood outside the Capitol in hopes of changing electors' minds
Published: Tuesday, December 20th, 2016 @ 11:22 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Recently, in a Facebook debate, a liberal detractor made an issue of President-elect Trump's appointments for service in his administration, using the possible pick of Rudy Giuliani as an example.
Published: Wednesday, December 7th, 2016 @ 2:49 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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There has been renewed talk, mostly from the left, about the problem with our Electoral College as it pertains to electing a President.
Published: Wednesday, December 7th, 2016 @ 2:25 pm
By: Rod Eccles
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Maybe it is an American thing, the excess of too much success in the wrong hands of those that have not the talent to wield it, to make a difference.
Published: Tuesday, November 22nd, 2016 @ 9:07 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Pat McCrory Committee issued the following statement in response to Roy Cooper's desperate press conferences attacking Governor McCrory
Published: Monday, November 21st, 2016 @ 10:43 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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I had hoped that I had written my last political post, but such naivety is out of character for me. Accordingly, I offer another rant as we begin our assault on the Electoral College and UNFAIRNESS of not allowing the popular vote to select our presidents.
Published: Sunday, November 13th, 2016 @ 3:36 am
By: Bobby Tony
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One of the most interesting features of this most interesting presidential election is how the 2016 campaign has shaken up the electoral map
Published: Friday, October 28th, 2016 @ 10:06 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gerrymandering is bad. North Carolina needs to reform its process of drawing election maps, a process known as redistricting.
Published: Tuesday, October 11th, 2016 @ 9:48 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Arlington Cemetery, on the southern shore of the Potomac River across from Washington, DC, is hallowed ground for the United States of America as a final resting place for her greatest heroes
Published: Sunday, May 29th, 2016 @ 9:14 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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It is absolutely amazing how many people have reacted to the recently completed elections in the same fashion as they would to athletic events. Yay, Blue Devils! Yay, Panthers! Yay, Thom!
Published: Monday, November 10th, 2014 @ 11:04 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Political pundits across the nation are watching closely this year as North Carolinians prepare to head to the polls to decide whether first-term Democratic U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan will keep her job.
Published: Monday, June 30th, 2014 @ 12:43 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The WDN persists in its whining about Beaufort County being split in the proposed House districting plan. We pointed out that the plan does so because of the requirements of the Voting Rights Act.
Published: Friday, July 8th, 2011 @ 4:26 am
By: Beaufort Observer Editorial Team
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