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As of July 27, a 1973 N.C. law that laid out a path for felons to regain their voting rights is officially no longer in effect.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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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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U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Steve Daines (R-MT), Josh Hawley (R-MO), John Kennedy (R-LA), John Thune (R-SD), and Todd Young (R-IN) introduced the Stop Gun Criminals Act
Published: Wednesday, June 15th, 2022 @ 9:06 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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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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Winners of a recent trial court ruling on voting rights for felons want the N.C. Supreme Court to take up the case. The ruling could affect 56,000 felons who have completed active prison time.
Published: Wednesday, April 6th, 2022 @ 7:38 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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2-1 Superior Court decision to grant voting rights to felons server probation or parole will likely be appealed
Published: Friday, April 1st, 2022 @ 5:41 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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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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Toss current law
Published: Thursday, March 31st, 2022 @ 9:24 am
By: Beaufort Observer Editorial Team
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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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The Carolina Journal makes a wide sweeping evaluation of the news that most effects us here in North Carolina, and is distilled, here on BCN, for your clear understanding by the electronic means of video broadcast.
Published: Friday, January 7th, 2022 @ 1:31 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Carolina Journal by Video - XI: Locke’s Andy Jackson responds to court ruling on felon voting rightsThe Carolina Journal makes a wide sweeping evaluation of the news that most effects us here in North Carolina, and is distilled, here on BCN, for your clear understanding by the electronic means of video broadcast.
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Felons who registered to vote in North Carolina during an 11-day window between recent court rulings will be allowed to vote in upcoming elections. The state Supreme Court ruled Friday in favor of those quick-acting prospective voters.
Published: Saturday, October 30th, 2021 @ 2:18 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Mark and Patricia McCloskey, the St. Louis couple that stood in front of their home over the summer holding firearms as a large group of demonstrators marched by, were indicted on Tuesday on felony weapons and evidence tampering charges.
Published: Tuesday, October 13th, 2020 @ 12:23 am
By: Daily Wire
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A Chicago felon who was being monitored electronically following charges of possessing a stolen firearm as a felon has now been charged with allegedly shooting five people over the weekend, two of whom died.
Published: Thursday, September 17th, 2020 @ 5:05 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Some N.C. felons who have finished their active prison time will be able to cast ballots in the 2020 election, based on a 2-1 ruling from a state Superior Court panel.
Published: Tuesday, September 8th, 2020 @ 5:24 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The Supreme Court on Thursday let stand a lower court ruling that could strip voting eligibility from up to 1 million Florida felons who have completed their sentences but have yet to pay outstanding fines, restitution and other fees.
Published: Friday, July 17th, 2020 @ 3:32 pm
By: Beaufort Observer Editorial Team
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He fought the law and the law won.
Published: Tuesday, June 30th, 2020 @ 12:50 pm
By: Beaufort Observer Editorial Team
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Former Atlanta police officer Garrett Rolfe, involved in the shooting of Rayshard Brooks at a Wendy’s parking lot last week, was charged with felony murder on Wednesday.
Published: Saturday, June 20th, 2020 @ 7:15 am
By: Daily Wire
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Should a convicted felon who has not completed his or her full sentence be allowed to vote? The North Carolina National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) thinks so.
Published: Wednesday, November 27th, 2019 @ 12:42 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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On May 29, 2019, The Washington Police Department arrested Dontavious Kayshon Andjuar (1231 Maple Street Washington NC) for Felony Break/Enter of a Motor Vehicle, Misdemeanor Larceny, Misdemeanor Attempt Break/Enter of a Motor Vehicle.
Published: Friday, May 31st, 2019 @ 7:15 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced that the State is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the capture and arrest of escaped inmate Cul Priest Jones.
Published: Friday, May 3rd, 2019 @ 3:24 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Today, the Center for Consumer Freedom sent a letter to State's Attorney Michael O. Twigg in Cumberland, Maryland, urging for a full and thorough investigation of the animal liberation group PETA for felony wiretapping based on a judge's ruling in a federal court case.
Published: Friday, January 25th, 2019 @ 12:52 am
By: Center for Consumer Freedom
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On July 21, 2016 the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office received a report of a larceny from a residence on Tuscarora Ave in Bath
Published: Friday, August 12th, 2016 @ 4:07 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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On June 17th, 2015, the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office received a report of a Fraud at a business on NC 33 Hwy E. in Blounts Creek.
Published: Sunday, July 5th, 2015 @ 9:43 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Many in academia bemoan the increasing and overwhelming focus on graduates’ job prospects.
Published: Tuesday, June 23rd, 2015 @ 9:44 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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On October 12, 2014 at approximately 4:55 p.m., the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office received a report of a residential breaking and entering that occurred on Baker Drive in Washington, NC. The victim reported that someone had forcibly entered his home and took car stereo equipment. The victim...
Published: Friday, October 17th, 2014 @ 10:19 am
By: Chris Downey
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On October 10, 2014 at approximately 11:45 p.m., Sgt. Walt Zerniak of the Beaufort. County Sheriff's Office School Resource Officer Unit was traveling on Highway 264 East near Washington, NC after a school football game. Sgt. Zerniak observed a vehicle in front of him traveling at approximately...
Published: Thursday, October 16th, 2014 @ 1:00 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Voters in November will be able to decide on a proposed constitutional amendment giving North Carolinians charged with a felony the option of waiving a jury trial and allowing a Superior Court judge to render a verdict.
Published: Monday, August 11th, 2014 @ 1:07 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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