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The State Board of Elections and local district attorneys argue that a recent change in North Carolina election should prompt a federal court to throw out a lawsuit from felon voting advocates.
Published: Saturday, March 30th, 2024 @ 5:19 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Felon voting advocates argue in a new court filing that North Carolina's new election law should have no impact on their federal lawsuit.
Published: Monday, March 18th, 2024 @ 3:22 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A federal lawsuit challenging North Carolina's felon voting rules heads back to court on Nov. 14, one week after Election Day.
Published: Thursday, February 29th, 2024 @ 10:22 am
By: Carolina Journal
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US District Judge Loretta Biggs will not expedite a federal lawsuit challenging North Carolina's restrictions on felon voting.
Published: Wednesday, January 17th, 2024 @ 11:51 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A federal court has scheduled a telephone conference Wednesday in a lawsuit challenging North Carolina's restrictions on felon voting.
Published: Monday, December 25th, 2023 @ 1:52 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina State Board of Elections and local district attorneys object to a requested hearing in a federal lawsuit dealing with felon voting.
Published: Monday, December 11th, 2023 @ 11:29 am
By: Carolina Journal
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US District Judge Loretta Biggs has set a Thursday deadline for defendants' responses to a request to speed up a federal felon voting lawsuit.
Published: Thursday, December 7th, 2023 @ 8:44 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Felon voting advocates in North Carolina seek a hearing before US District Judge Loretta Biggs and an expedited schedule for their federal lawsuit.
Published: Saturday, December 2nd, 2023 @ 12:06 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Lawyers representing the NC State Board of Elections and local district attorneys urge a federal judge to reject a request from critics of state felon voting restrictions.
Published: Saturday, October 28th, 2023 @ 10:04 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A federal appeals court ruled against Mississippi’s permanent voting ban for certain felons, going against Supreme Court precedent in doing so.
Published: Sunday, September 17th, 2023 @ 6:46 pm
By: Daily Wire
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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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A federal court has scheduled an April 2024 trial in a lawsuit challenging North Carolina's felon voting restrictions.
Published: Tuesday, August 15th, 2023 @ 12:52 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Felon voting advocates are turning to a federal court for help after the N.C. Supreme Court ruled against them in April.
Published: Wednesday, August 9th, 2023 @ 1:17 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis suspended North Miami Beach Democrat Mayor Anthony DeFillipo from office on Monday after he was arrested and charged with multiple felonies for allegedly voting illegally in an election multiple times.
Published: Tuesday, June 20th, 2023 @ 2:02 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The North Carolina Supreme Court recently issued three significant election rulings regarding Voter ID, Political Gerrymandering, and Felon voting. These decisions have led many left-wing activists to proclaim this “the end of democracy.” The irony of this claim is clearly lost on them.
Published: Monday, June 19th, 2023 @ 9:48 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The N.C. State Board of Elections is updating voter registration forms to comply with the state Supreme Court's ruling against felon voting.
Published: Saturday, June 3rd, 2023 @ 6:20 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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In a trio of rulings Friday, the N.C. Supreme Court restored the state's voter ID law, took state courts out of partisan gerrymandering disputes, and ended voting for felons who have not completed their sentences.
Published: Saturday, June 3rd, 2023 @ 5:28 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Supreme Court will decide in the months ahead whether as many as 56,000 felons who have completed active prison terms but not finished their full sentences will remain eligible to vote in state elections.
Published: Wednesday, February 15th, 2023 @ 10:08 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Feb. 2 in a case addressing felon voting.
Published: Wednesday, January 11th, 2023 @ 7:49 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Supreme Court will wait until 2023 to decide a case involving felon voting rights.
Published: Sunday, October 16th, 2022 @ 4:00 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Legislative leaders object to a proposal for the N.C. Supreme Court to hear oral arguments as early as this month in a felon voting case.
Published: Friday, October 14th, 2022 @ 8:26 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Felon voting supporters are urging the N.C. Supreme Court to hear oral arguments in their case in October or November.
Published: Tuesday, September 27th, 2022 @ 12:41 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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N.C. legislative leaders argue in a new court filing that supporters of felon voting have attacked the wrong state law in a suit now at the state Supreme Court.
Published: Sunday, September 25th, 2022 @ 9:38 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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N.C. legislative leaders argue that felon voting supporters are attacking a provision of the state constitution, not the 1973 law that re-enfranchises felons.
Published: Friday, September 16th, 2022 @ 7:42 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Supporters of felon voting in North Carolina submitted their opening written arguments to the N.C. Supreme Court. The court's decision could affect 56,000 potential voters.
Published: Friday, August 19th, 2022 @ 7:04 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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As of July 27, a 1973 N.C. law that laid out a path for felons to regain their voting rights is officially no longer in effect. This change means that around 56,000 felons in the state will now be able to register to vote and could be eligible to participate in the November 2022 midterms.
Published: Saturday, July 30th, 2022 @ 1:43 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Starting July 27, 2022, an individual serving a felony sentence who is not in jail or prison may register to vote and vote.
Published: Wednesday, July 27th, 2022 @ 10:47 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Lawyers representing N.C. legislative leaders defend a state law that sets out rules for felons to regain their voting rights.
Published: Friday, July 22nd, 2022 @ 7:19 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Supreme Court has rejected without comment a proposal to speed up consideration of a lawsuit dealing with felon voting.
Published: Thursday, July 7th, 2022 @ 4:53 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. State Board of Elections is proceeding with plans for felons who have completed active prison time to be able to vote in the November elections.
Published: Monday, July 4th, 2022 @ 8:36 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Lawyers representing N.C. legislative leaders oppose an expedited schedule for a felon voting case at the state Supreme Court.
Published: Saturday, July 2nd, 2022 @ 11:44 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Plaintiffs seeking voting rights for 56,000 N.C. felons are asking the N.C. Supreme Court to expedite its schedule for considering the case.
Published: Thursday, June 16th, 2022 @ 11:40 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Supreme Court will decide a case that could add 56,000 felons to North Carolina's voting rolls.
Published: Wednesday, May 11th, 2022 @ 6:51 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Legislative leaders want the full 15-member Appeals Court, with 10 Republicans and five Democrats, to reconsider a 2-1 split ruling on felon voting.
Published: Friday, May 6th, 2022 @ 1:45 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A panel of the N.C. Court of Appeals has split 2-1 to rule that felons can vote in N.C. elections starting in November. Two Democratic judges agreed to the change, while a Republican colleague dissented.
Published: Tuesday, May 3rd, 2022 @ 10:22 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A new filing from N.C. legislative leaders asks the state Supreme Court to steer clear of a case involving voting rights for felons. A courtroom victory for the felons could add 56,000 people to the state’s voting rolls.
Published: Wednesday, April 20th, 2022 @ 1:59 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Court of Appeals has issued a temporary stay in a case dealing with felon voting in North Carolina. The stay blocks any felons from registering to vote until appeals in the case are resolved.
Published: Saturday, April 9th, 2022 @ 12:26 am
By: Carolina Journal
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State legislative leaders want the N.C. Court of Appeals to block a ruling that could add 56,000 felons to the state’s voting rolls.
Published: Friday, April 1st, 2022 @ 11:13 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A three-judge Superior Court panel has ruled, 2-1, that felons who have completed their prison sentences in North Carolina must be permitted to vote.
Published: Tuesday, March 29th, 2022 @ 11:44 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Donna King, Carolina Journal editor-in-chief, discusses a Superior Court ruling that would give voting rights to all N.C. felons who have completed active prison time.
Published: Sunday, January 9th, 2022 @ 5:31 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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