It’s an axiom as old as history. “Those who have no power want it, and those who have power want more of it.” The current power struggles in North Carolina politics are proof of the truth.
Published: Monday, March 6th, 2023 @ 12:28 am
By: Tom Campbell
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The island territory of Guam may be starting the wave.
Published: Friday, December 9th, 2022 @ 10:02 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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How a case of alleged racially motivated gerrymandering could impact future U.S. elections
Published: Thursday, October 20th, 2022 @ 10:21 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The term “Gerrymandering” refers to the act of manipulating the boundaries of voting districts to achieve some political advantage.
Published: Wednesday, April 6th, 2022 @ 1:22 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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Absentee-by-mail voters in North Carolina will be able to track the status of their ballots for the May 17 statewide primary election.
Published: Tuesday, March 15th, 2022 @ 9:38 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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There was a time – admittedly years ago – when North Carolinians would have risen in loud, unified protests over rigged elections.
Published: Friday, February 4th, 2022 @ 1:37 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Filing starts Monday, Dec. 6, for the 2022 elections. The filing moves forward after a three judge panel on Friday refused requests to block new N.C. election maps.
Published: Thursday, December 16th, 2021 @ 6:57 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A Wake County Superior Court Judge dismissed a lawsuit Tuesday that was filed against the state’s election redistricting process. The suit alleged that the General Assembly violated previous court precedents governing how election maps should be drawn.
Published: Tuesday, December 14th, 2021 @ 8:19 am
By: Carolina Journal
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After much debate, public scrutiny, and controversy, the General Assembly passed redistricting maps for the N.C. House and Senate, and U.S. Congress.
Published: Monday, November 29th, 2021 @ 10:26 am
By: Carolina Journal
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As the N.C. House passed its new election maps Tuesday, Nov. 2, the Senate followed suit Wednesday, Nov. 3, passing new maps with a vote along party lines, 26-19.
Published: Sunday, November 28th, 2021 @ 8:07 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Members of a joint redistricting committee between the N.C. House and Senate on Tuesday, Aug. 10 heard public feedback on new criteria for drawing district maps.
Published: Wednesday, September 1st, 2021 @ 9:37 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Members of a joint redistricting committee between the N.C. House and Senate on Tuesday, Aug. 10 heard public feedback on new criteria for drawing district maps.
Published: Wednesday, August 18th, 2021 @ 2:58 am
By: Carolina Journal
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As 2020 ends, the State Board of Elections is looking back on a busy and historic year in North Carolina elections.
Published: Wednesday, December 23rd, 2020 @ 1:45 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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As in so much else during his campaign and now his presidency, this commander-in-chief has upended political logic
Published: Wednesday, December 18th, 2019 @ 11:59 pm
By: LifeZette
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One down. One to go. The House passed a new district map, and it’s on its way to the Senate.
Published: Saturday, September 21st, 2019 @ 3:44 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The Republican-led N.C. General Assembly must draw new state House and Senate district maps, a court has ruled.
Published: Saturday, September 7th, 2019 @ 2:20 am
By: Carolina Journal
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It may be weeks — perhaps months — before a three-judge panel issues a ruling on whether lawmakers drew N.C. voting districts legally, or whether the legislative districts are partisan gerrymanders.
Published: Saturday, August 3rd, 2019 @ 12:22 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Most debate about gerrymandering reform focuses on partisan outcomes. Reformers argue that objectionable election maps favor one major political party while hurting the other.
Published: Wednesday, July 24th, 2019 @ 3:41 am
By: Carolina Journal
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If you can’t get a law, then go to court.
Published: Tuesday, July 16th, 2019 @ 6:54 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Partisan gerrymandering returns to state court Monday, July 15, for a battle that could stretch over weeks.
Published: Monday, July 15th, 2019 @ 12:34 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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In a landmark victory for N.C. Republican lawmakers, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled gerrymandered congressional districts are a political issue, which federal courts should not decide as a matter of law.
Published: Saturday, June 29th, 2019 @ 3:20 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Republican Rep.-elect Mark Harris says he expects a state court will certify him the winner of the disputed 9th U.S. Congressional District election.
Published: Saturday, January 19th, 2019 @ 3:55 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A federal three-judge panel has struck down North Carolina’s latest congressional election map. The judges accepted critics’ argument that the map was overly partisan in favoring Republicans.
Published: Thursday, January 11th, 2018 @ 12:11 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Republicans want to protect their supermajority in the General Assembly. No surprise there
Published: Sunday, October 29th, 2017 @ 5:27 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Let me say this with as much tact and respect as I can muster: If you truly believe that the level of democracy in North Carolina is in any way comparable to the level of democracy in Cuba, then you are either 1) an ignoramus, 2) an unrepentant communist, or 3) a college professor
Published: Wednesday, January 11th, 2017 @ 7:54 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Four weeks following the November 8th election and just five weeks before elected officials are due to be sworn into office we still don't know the final outcomes of two statewide and several legislative races
Published: Thursday, December 1st, 2016 @ 7:01 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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It's a basic concept: Limit comparisons to items that can be compared reasonably. But too much of today's political discourse relies instead on apples-to-oranges comparisons, those comparisons that are unreasonable or perhaps impossible.
Published: Friday, September 2nd, 2016 @ 6:37 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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We have heard about the changes in Voter Registration rules for NC. I am not in favor of ANYTHING which makes any voter have unnecessary blocks as a barrier to expressing his right to vote, come November. The current deadline is October 10.
Published: Monday, October 6th, 2014 @ 7:56 pm
By: Gene Scarborough
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Those of us who consider ourselves moderates are following our state's current events with interest and no small measure of amusement.
Published: Wednesday, June 11th, 2014 @ 12:09 am
By: Tom Campbell
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State Sen. Bob Rucho said a sweeping decision by a three-judge Superior Court panel handed him and state Rep. David Lewis "a complete and utter vindication" against accusations of racism and unconstitutional gerrymandering in a lawsuit over redrawn state voting maps.
Published: Tuesday, July 9th, 2013 @ 7:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The U.S. Supreme Court has been the big news this week, with landmark 5-4 divided rulings.
Published: Thursday, June 27th, 2013 @ 2:28 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Members of the public may comment on the current district plans, communities of interest, voting history, or any other topic related to redistricting.
Published: Monday, April 18th, 2011 @ 11:00 am
By: BCN
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