Elections & Public Integrity
Elections & Public Integrity
Research Brief
Elections & Public Integrity
It Is a Shame That McCrae Dowless Will Never Be Tried for Ballot Trafficking
McCrae Dowless asserted his innocence of absentee ballot fraud charges. There are also credible allegations of absentee ballot fraud against others in Bladen County. Absentee ballot fraud is underreported and…
Elections & Public Integrity
No Surprise: Voter ID Still Enjoys Broad Public Support
In the “this should come as no surprise” category, the North Carolina public supports voter ID. A new Civitas poll, conducted by Cygnal, found that a strong majority of likely…
Elections & Public Integrity
Mark Meadows is Stripped of His North Carolina Voting Rights
(Photo of Mark Meadows by Gage Skidmore) The Asheville Citizen Times reported today that former congressman and Trump administration chief of staff Mark Meadows can no longer vote in North…
Elections & Public Integrity
Western North Carolina Democrats Continuing to March Further to the Left
With only six weeks till North Carolina’s primary election, legislative and congressional candidates have been working on getting as much attention to their campaign as possible to represent their party…
Elections & Public Integrity
A Little Chaos in the 11th Congressional District
(Cover photo by Gage Skidmore) Rep. Madison Cawthorn appears to be facing a serious challenge in the 11th District Republican primary for several reasons that are outside the scope of…
Elections & Public Integrity
Witnesses Must See You Mark Your Absentee Ballot But Not How You Marked Your Ballot
The "trick" is that the witnesses should see that you are marking your ballot but they should NOT see the actual marks you put on your ballot (for whom you…
Elections & Public Integrity
Felons Should Not Be Permitted To Vote Until They Have Completed All of Their Sentences
A three-judge panel of the North Carolina Superior Court overturned a 1971 law that restored voting rights to convicted felons after they have completed their sentence, including probation or parole.…
Research Brief
Elections & Public Integrity
Only American Citizens Should Be Allowed to Vote in North Carolina Elections
There is a growing movement in the United States to allow noncitizens to vote in American elections. The North Carolina State Constitution currently allows noncitizens to vote while it fails…
Elections & Public Integrity
How Does Locke’s Analysis of Congressional Partisan Leanings Compare to Other Ratings?
Which congressional district measure should you rely on for understanding the baseline tendencies of North Carolina's congressional districts? Probably the one that uses only North Carolina data and does not…
Research Brief
Elections & Public Integrity
Analysis Confirms that Congressional Map Is a Democratic Protection Plan
To find the partisan leanings of North Carolina's new congressional districts, we used methods like those used in the Civitas Partisan Index. The congressional map drawn by court-appointed special masters…
Elections & Public Integrity
North Carolina State Legislative Races Breakdown
As of Friday, March 4, all legislative districts and candidates are set for this year’s state legislative races. The Civitas Center for Public Integrity has created a spreadsheet with all…
Elections & Public Integrity
North Carolina House District 52 Analysis: Boles (R) v. Moss (R)
Having already discussed the two incumbent primaries in the senate, Senate District Forty-Seven Hise v. Ballard and Senate District One Steinburg v. Sanderson. We now look to the House of…