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A change in N.C. law in 2017 ensures that a primary election candidate can win with just over 30% of the vote.
Published: Thursday, May 26th, 2022 @ 8:59 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The long, hard slog for the North Carolina Green Party is over. The state officially recognized the Green Party, allowing its candidates to appear on state ballots
Published: Friday, March 30th, 2018 @ 4:36 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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A federal judge ordered North Carolina to reinstate partisan primary elections for state Court of Appeals and Supreme Court races, but left intact the part of a state law eliminating District Court and Superior Court primaries
Published: Sunday, February 4th, 2018 @ 2:08 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Election expert Michael Crowell isn’t pulling punches on Senate Bill 656
Published: Tuesday, December 26th, 2017 @ 8:10 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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When members of the N.C. General Assembly's minority party make extraordinary doom-and-gloom predictions about the consequences of the majority party's actions, it's easy to dismiss the comments as political theater
Published: Tuesday, October 31st, 2017 @ 5:08 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Since 2011, the Republican-led General Assembly has enacted transformational reforms
Published: Friday, October 27th, 2017 @ 11:41 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A new 15-member state Senate committee will tackle issues linked to judicial reform and redistricting. Senate leader Phil Berger, R-Rockinghham, announced the committee's formation this morning
Published: Thursday, October 26th, 2017 @ 2:21 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Last week, with bipartisan support we voted to override Gov. Cooper's veto of legislation that provides voters more choices at the ballot box by increasing ballot access for smaller political parties and unaffiliated candidates for many statewide and local elections
Published: Wednesday, October 25th, 2017 @ 3:51 pm
By: Bill Cook
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Legislative Republicans vowed to offer changes in the way North Carolinians select judges
Published: Saturday, October 21st, 2017 @ 2:55 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The N.C. House voted 72-40 to override Gov. Roy Cooper's veto of a bill that loosens ballot restrictions for third parties and unaffiliated candidates in North Carolina
Published: Friday, October 20th, 2017 @ 12:29 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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You might expect Libertarians to feel protective of the spot they've won as the only third party on North Carolina's election ballot
Published: Thursday, October 19th, 2017 @ 9:02 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Roy Cooper responded to the legislature's override of his veto of SB 656
Published: Wednesday, October 18th, 2017 @ 12:31 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Gov. Cooper vetoed S.B. 656 to forestall a purported constitutional amendment The Republican-led General Assembly seemed content to stay home until January
Published: Wednesday, October 18th, 2017 @ 6:36 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Republicans proudly welcome more competition on the ballot from unaffiliated candidates and newly empowered political parties like the Green Party
Published: Tuesday, October 17th, 2017 @ 8:45 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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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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The 2017-18 General Assembly may soon try to keep alive its unblemished record of overriding Gov. Roy Cooper's vetoes
Published: Wednesday, October 11th, 2017 @ 9:58 am
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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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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