RALEIGH: Governor Roy Cooper announced North Carolina boards and commissions appointments today.
Published: Thursday, December 22nd, 2022 @ 12:04 pm
By: Governor's Office
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North Carolina Republicans captured all seven statewide contests in strong victories in the high profile 2022 midterm election, according to unofficial results from the N.C. Board of Elections.
Published: Friday, December 9th, 2022 @ 11:25 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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After a long back-and-forth battle on whether there were enough valid signatures on the N.C. Green Party’s petition to become a recognized party in the 2022 midterms, the N.C. Board of Elections determined that the fraudulent signatures were not enough to push the Green Party below.
Published: Wednesday, August 3rd, 2022 @ 3:33 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The Green Party’s recent problems gaining access to North Carolina’s election ballot raise concerns from another political group that has had to work to win a ballot spot.
Published: Saturday, July 16th, 2022 @ 8:24 am
By: Carolina Journal
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More NC Democrats turned out for early voting than Republicans, 233,172 to 189,96.
Published: Thursday, May 19th, 2022 @ 1:59 am
By: Carolina Journal
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In a typical election year, the assumption is that Democrats will dominate early voting and Republicans will catch up on Election Day. But in 2022, at least during the primary, this usual pattern has gone out the window.
Published: Thursday, May 12th, 2022 @ 9:00 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Meadow's case highlights the need for North Carolina to join interstate voter data sharing compact
Published: Monday, April 25th, 2022 @ 2:52 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Candidate filing for the 2022 statewide primary has restarted across North Carolina. Filing for the primary and rescheduled municipal elections will continue through March 4.
Published: Monday, February 28th, 2022 @ 9:45 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Groups representing N.C. sheriffs, district attorneys, and Superior Court clerks want the N.C. Supreme Court to reopen candidate filing for their upcoming elections.
Published: Monday, January 3rd, 2022 @ 8:47 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Just 20 minutes before the candidate filing period was set to begin Monday, a three-judge panel of the N.C. Court of Appeals imposed a preliminary injunction blocking potential congressional and legislative candidates for office from filing. The injunction lasts until Friday.
Published: Friday, December 17th, 2021 @ 8:58 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Of the 25 active members of Gov. Roy Cooper’s Teacher Advisory Committee, only one is a registered Republican, a review of voter registration records by Carolina Journal shows.
Published: Monday, November 22nd, 2021 @ 1:07 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Board of Elections voted Friday, May 14, to rehire Karen Brinson Bell as executive director.
Published: Monday, May 24th, 2021 @ 4:27 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Senate Bill 360 is meant to resolve the type of situation that evolved in 2020 with actions taken by N.C. State Board of Elections Director Karen Brinson Bell.
Published: Sunday, May 2nd, 2021 @ 4:32 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A four-year federal investigation into voter fraud in North Carolina during the 2016 election has ended, netting 70 total charges, including 40 charges of individuals voting illegally.
Published: Monday, April 5th, 2021 @ 8:46 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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New legislation filed in the General Assembly would reduce the time voters have to turn in their absentee ballots, making the outcome of elections clearer in a shorter time.
Published: Saturday, April 3rd, 2021 @ 5:24 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina has safeguards for voting by mail that other states lack.
Published: Friday, August 21st, 2020 @ 12:50 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A complaint filed with the N.C. State Board of Elections claims that the N.C. Association of Educators Political Action Committee violated legal limits in its campaign contributions to Gov. Roy Cooper and Sen. Dan Blue, D-Wake.
Published: Wednesday, August 19th, 2020 @ 11:25 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Task Force Meets Tomorrow for the First Time
Published: Friday, July 10th, 2020 @ 12:42 pm
By: Governor's Office
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The proposed $1.6 billion Guilford County Schools bond–and the proposed sales tax hike referendum to pay for it—were on thin ice anyway in the wake of the coronavirus.
Published: Tuesday, May 5th, 2020 @ 5:24 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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More than a year has passed since North Carolina voters adopted a constitutional amendment requiring voters to present state-approved identification documents at the polls.
Published: Friday, February 21st, 2020 @ 8:49 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Tiffany Lesnik, a lawyer in Wake County, arrived at the N.C. State Board of Elections on Dec. 4 to file her notice of candidacy. But an official told her she didn’t qualify.
Published: Friday, January 31st, 2020 @ 2:17 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A federal judge sentenced a former N.C. Board of Elections official to two months in federal prison followed by a year of supervised release for assisting a non-citizen to vote.
Published: Saturday, February 9th, 2019 @ 1:49 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The May 2018 Republican Primary for North Carolina's 3rd Congressional District was one of the most talked about in the nation. Congressman Walter Jones garnered the support of the voters, but now he has decided to take steps to protect all voters from false political advertising in the future
Published: Tuesday, July 24th, 2018 @ 6:02 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Ed Goodwin, a Chowan County commissioner, would like to be the next Secretary of State, and I hope that he wins the election.
Published: Sunday, October 21st, 2012 @ 4:16 pm
By: Marvin Sparks
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Bob Steinburg, the Republican candidate for state House District 1, is fighting mad, at least according to his Democratic opponent's campaign manager, who filed assault charges against Steinburg.
Published: Tuesday, October 16th, 2012 @ 10:51 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Republican Stanly County Commissioner Gene McIntyre and Rockingham Mayor Gene McLaurin, a Democrat, will compete for the North Carolina Senate seat long occupied by seven-term incumbent Bill Purcell, D-Scotland County, one of 11 state senators and six Democrats not seeking re-election.
Published: Friday, October 12th, 2012 @ 12:41 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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