On November 6, an amendment to the North Carolina constitution requiring voters to present a photo identification for voting in person (the "Voter ID" amendment) passed with 55 percent support.
Published: Thursday, December 6th, 2018 @ 10:35 am
By: Diane Rufino
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The town of Hillsborough and Orange County have turned the holy grail of environmentalism into official public policy
Published: Tuesday, January 2nd, 2018 @ 12:31 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The details have been scrubbed from The Internet, but — thanks to resources like The Wayback Machine — nothing is ever truly GONE from cyberspace.
Published: Saturday, August 16th, 2014 @ 8:51 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Yes, state board member, Maja Kricker, really did rule at the State Board of Elections (SBOE) meeting today. Her opinion was the only opinion that counted when it came to the five member SBOE voting on one-stop variance requests made by county board of elections.
Published: Friday, August 1st, 2014 @ 3:16 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Much has been said and written about the election law reform legislation known as VIVA (Voter Identification Verification Act - HB 589) - but too many of the reports are misleading or just plain wrong.
Published: Tuesday, January 14th, 2014 @ 2:55 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Much has been said and written about the election law reform legislation known as VIVA (Voter Identification Verification Act - HB 589) - but too many of the reports are misleading or just plain wrong.
Published: Friday, November 22nd, 2013 @ 4:07 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Strange behavior can always be found in politicians, you just got to know where to look.
Published: Friday, October 25th, 2013 @ 12:36 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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With the passage of HB 589 VIVA/Election Reform, the North Carolina legislature has produced the first comprehensive updating of our election laws in several decades.
Published: Monday, August 19th, 2013 @ 3:04 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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As to why the NAACP and the League of Women Voters have filed separate complaints against the North Carolina Governor and the State Board of Elections due to HB 589 being signed into law on Monday, August 12, 2013, it could be that North Carolina is a political "battle ground" state.
Published: Saturday, August 17th, 2013 @ 2:43 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Gov. Pat McCrory took our advice and signed that voter ID bill passed by the General Assembly. Kudos to him. The bill didn't go as far as I would like to see it go, but something is better than nothing.
Published: Tuesday, August 13th, 2013 @ 10:06 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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As the debate rages over photo voter ID, it is fascinating to listen to the arguments against the proposed law. The opposition continues to repeat the same old lines used back in 2005 when Georgia passed a similar photo ID bill.
Published: Tuesday, August 13th, 2013 @ 4:01 pm
By: Thom Goolsby
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Yesterday, despite being warned of its consequences, Gov. Pat McCrory signed HB 589 into law.
Published: Tuesday, August 13th, 2013 @ 1:38 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory today signed HB 589, commonly referred to as Voter Photo ID, into law. This law will help ensure the integrity of the North Carolina ballot box and provide greater equality in access to voting to North Carolinians.
Published: Tuesday, August 13th, 2013 @ 12:28 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The mainstream media tells us that Gov. Pat McCrory has 38 bills sitting on his desk waiting for signatures or vetoes.
Published: Monday, August 12th, 2013 @ 5:05 am
By: Brant Clifton
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We’re proud in North Carolina to have laws that encourage people to register and vote while maintaining the integrity of our elections.
Published: Thursday, August 8th, 2013 @ 11:51 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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There's a new video out floating around that raises some serious questions about the strength of the voter ID bill that recently passed the GOP-controlled state House.
Published: Friday, June 7th, 2013 @ 12:21 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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