Elections & Public Integrity
Elections & Public Integrity
We advocate for election and government integrity, investigate possible violations of election laws, and track threats to government integrity and to civilized public debate.
Elections & Public Integrity
Election Transparency: Planned Parenthood State-Level Campaign Spending
The North Carolina General Assembly is set to take up the veto override of SB20, the Care for Women, Children, and Families Act, much to the chagrin of Gov. Roy…
Research Brief
Elections & Public Integrity
The North Carolina Supreme Court Was Right on Redistricting Lawsuit. Now What?
The North Carolina Supreme Court correctly decided that partisan gerrymandering claims are “nonjusticiable, political questions.” The General Assembly should avoid using partisan data when it redraws maps later this year.…
Elections & Public Integrity
Court Found Voter ID is Constitutional. It Is Also Good Policy.
When the North Carolina Supreme Court ruled on our state’s voter ID law on April 28th, the justices only had to answer one narrow question: “[Does the voter ID law]…
Elections & Public Integrity
The Context for Three North Carolina Supreme Court Election Rulings
There will be other North Carolina election lawsuits, but these three cases may mark the start of a welcome reprieve from the current full-scale legal wars over North Carolina elections.
Elections & Public Integrity
North Carolina House Bill Would Require More Election Transparency
House Bill 816, would address two problems with current election administration practice and make our elections more transparent.
Research Brief
Elections & Public Integrity
Bill Limiting Early Voting Days Is a Step in the Right Direction, but a Small One
A bill in the General Assembly would reduce the maximum number of early voting days in North Carolina from 17 to eight. Reducing early voting has little to no impact…
Elections & Public Integrity
Harper v. Hall Impact on Tricia Cotham
State House member Tricia Cotham’s move from Democrat to Republican has become a major focal point for Raleigh. With her addition, Republicans now have a 72-member caucus and have claimed…
Elections & Public Integrity
Two Questions About Election Reforms in the House Budget
The 415-page 2023 North Carolina House budget includes a two-page section on election reforms (PART XXVI, starting on page 345). It includes five reform proposals. Budgets have become vehicles for…
Elections & Public Integrity
Making Mail Ballots Due on Election Day Is Right
Too many people still believe everything will be fine if they put a ballot in the mailbox by election day.
Research Brief
Elections & Public Integrity
How 1,760 “Ghosts” Voted in the 2020 Election
A loophole in North Carolina law allows ballots from unverified registrations to be counted. About 1,760 ballots from never verified voter registrations were counted in the 2020 election alone. Ballots…
Elections & Public Integrity
Bill to Have Counties Equally Represented in Senate Will Fail
A bill in the General Assembly would amend the state constitution so that counties would be equally represented in the North Carolina Senate. House Bill 376 would amend the North…
Elections & Public Integrity
Why High School Athletics Association Needs More Openness
The need for reforming the state's high school athletic association is highlighted by the broad bipartisan support the reform bill has in the General Assembly.