Critics have devised reasonable arguments against each of the six constitutional amendments on North Carolina’s election ballot. But outlandish claims about the amendments threaten to drown out serious messages that might sway undecided voters
Published: Sunday, October 28th, 2018 @ 3:52 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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We talk a lot about today's tribal, partisan politics, where the camps seem to migrate farther and farther to the right or left, screaming at and accusing each other of ever-increasing atrocities
Published: Saturday, October 27th, 2018 @ 9:56 am
By: Tom Campbell
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In the race for a seat on the N.C. Supreme Court, voters are the highest-ranking judges
Published: Friday, October 26th, 2018 @ 1:51 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A three-judge Superior Court panel expanded the scope of the temporary enforcement delay it ordered in a case striking down the Bipartisan State Board of Elections and Ethics Reform on constitutional grounds.
Published: Wednesday, October 24th, 2018 @ 8:47 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina's 2018 election cycle may be considered a "blue moon" - but Democrats aren't just standing around without a dream in their hearts
Published: Tuesday, October 23rd, 2018 @ 3:42 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Legislators and policy advocates debated Tuesday in Gastonia over a proposed constitutional amendment which would lower the cap on state income tax rates from 10 to 7 percent
Published: Sunday, October 21st, 2018 @ 1:03 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In the space of three weeks, Democratic fortunes have turned in a shocking way. Just three weeks ago, on September 13, Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) came forward with an allegation of sexual abuse against Brett Kavanaugh; just three days later, Christine Blasey Ford herself came forward in an inte
Published: Monday, October 8th, 2018 @ 11:42 am
By: Daily Wire
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The continuing court fights over constitutional amendments, congressional districts, and other election issues have placed North Carolina in national headlines
Published: Tuesday, September 4th, 2018 @ 6:07 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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This November, lawsuits permitting, North Carolinians will vote in referendums on six constitutional amendments
Published: Sunday, September 2nd, 2018 @ 12:13 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The N.C. Supreme Court on Wednesday paused the preparation of ballots for the November 6 general election as a result of legal challenges to proposed constitutional amendments
Published: Wednesday, August 29th, 2018 @ 6:14 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The potential impact of unaffiliated voters on the upcoming election was the focus of the Thursday, Aug. 23 discussion of latest statewide poll by Civitas
Published: Wednesday, August 29th, 2018 @ 2:50 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is highly unlikely to lose to Sex and the City actress Cynthia Nixon in his primary re-election bid. The latest polls, from late July, show Nixon trailing Cuomo by some 30 points
Published: Tuesday, August 21st, 2018 @ 1:52 pm
By: Daily Wire
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In North Carolina politics, Democrats dominate urban areas while Republicans win suburban and rural voters
Published: Sunday, August 19th, 2018 @ 3:15 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Roy Cooper has filed a court challenge to two constitutional amendments because they “would take a wrecking ball to the separation of powers” by rewriting bedrock constitutional provisions — including the Separation of Powers Clause itself
Published: Wednesday, August 15th, 2018 @ 5:26 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In the last two weeks, the Trump administration has begun to make a rather interesting legal argument: Collusion isn't criminal. President Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani made this argument on television; Trump repeated it on Twitter
Published: Monday, August 13th, 2018 @ 3:54 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Investigators at the State Board of Elections & Ethics Enforcement are reviewing alleged misconduct by individuals conducting voter registration drives in several North Carolina counties
Published: Sunday, August 12th, 2018 @ 6:48 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The minority party enjoys few advantages in North Carolina's General Assembly. Among them? Members of that party can occupy the ethical high ground when those in power engage in shenanigans
Published: Thursday, August 9th, 2018 @ 1:46 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Lawmakers are galloping back to Raleigh just one month after the N.C. General Assembly closed the 2018 short session - this time to scrutinize a ballot language that may dramatically affect November elections
Published: Wednesday, August 1st, 2018 @ 7:03 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Beaufort County Board of Elections has announced information on one-stop voting for the 2018 election
Published: Saturday, July 28th, 2018 @ 1:36 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Voters will decide on six constitutional amendments in the general election, including those involving victims rights, hunting rights, and a photo ID requirement to vote
Published: Friday, July 20th, 2018 @ 9:39 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The candidate filing period for judicial seats in the 2018 general election begins at noon Monday (June 18) and ends at noon June 29
Published: Friday, June 15th, 2018 @ 7:25 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The 2018 legislative primary, set for May 8, should provide more drama than usual
Published: Thursday, March 8th, 2018 @ 8:40 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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With the nation split down the middle on myriad issues, political parties are operating - or not - in a toxic atmosphere
Published: Wednesday, February 28th, 2018 @ 1:48 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Wake County voters will have more choices in the 2018 state election. Thirteen Wake County Libertarians are running in 13 of 16 General Assembly districts
Published: Friday, February 16th, 2018 @ 11:12 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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You don't have to be a meteorologist to understand that the gathering storm clouds are threatening the 2018 elections
Published: Thursday, January 11th, 2018 @ 3:35 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Attorneys for legislative Republican leaders endured a barrage of questions and comments from a three-judge federal court panel over lawmakers' failure to remap 28 unconstitutionally drawn legislative districts
Published: Saturday, July 29th, 2017 @ 9:30 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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