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10-14 Election Data Dump: Unaffiliateds Dominate Voter Registrations

This is the last week of North Carolina election data before early voting starts on Thursday, October 17. Voter Registration Changes This is the first week of the election season…

Campaign Finance Rule for Judicial Candidates Leaves Substantial Loopholes

Most people know that judges are restricted in their First Amendment rights to freedom of speech. Judges and candidates for judicial office are unable to speak to policy and potential…

Solving North Carolina’s Crime Problem: Part Three

Note: This is the third in a series of research briefs about crime in North Carolina. In part one of this series, I discussed how murder and other crimes spiked…

Comparing Hurricane Helene Election Law Changes

(UPDATE: The table below has been updated to clarify that voters in the affected counties can request, receive, and vote their absentee ballot at their county board of elections office…

10-7 Election Data Dump: Elections Boards Begin to Recover from Helene

Voter Registration Changes Voter registrations have increased by 137,470 since the pre-election registration surge began in late July. That is well off the 2020 pace of 176,474. That is mainly…

Claims from WCPSS Leaders Wither Under Close Scrutiny

Last week leaders from the Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) came together for a press conference to share their belief that legislation expanding the Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP) would…

What North Carolina Could Learn from Tennessee About School Finance

Tennessee has become a national leader in school finance reform, and North Carolina should follow its lead, according to a report by the John Locke Foundation’s Center for Effective Education.…

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Eminent Domain: Robbing Peter to Pay Paul

North Carolina has repeatedly failed to implement effective protections against the use of eminent domain for economic development. As a result, in 2022, houses, businesses, and a church in Chatham…

Hurricane Helene and Its Potential Impact on North Carolina’s Agriculture

As Hurricane Helene wreaks havoc across the southeastern United States, North Carolina’s agriculture sector once again finds itself at the mercy of nature’s most destructive forces. With torrential rain, powerful…

How North Carolina Election Officials May Respond to Hurricane Helene

We are still assessing the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina and surrounding areas. It will likely be several days or even weeks before we know the…

Monday Election Data Dump: Hurricane Helene Affects Voting

Hurricane Helene disrupted North Carolina’s second week of mail voting. With rescue and relief taking priority in the mountains and foothills right now, it may take a while to understand…