Elections & Public Integrity
Elections & Public Integrity
Elections & Public Integrity
Democrats in Crisis Control After Senate Candidate Withdraws from Election
North Carolina Senate Republicans may have an even greater likelihood of picking up a supermajority after the Democratic candidate in one of the state’s most competitive seats dropped out of…
Elections & Public Integrity
Supreme Court Supports Right for General Assembly to Intervene in Voter ID Case
The majority opinion, written by Justice Neil Gorsuch, also makes it clear that ruling against the legislature intervening in the case would open the floodgates to lawyers shopping around in…
Elections & Public Integrity
Your Chance to Comment in Favor of Signature Matching for Absentee Ballots at Elections Board Hearing
The North Carolina State Board of Elections has opened a public comment portal on a request that they “authorize” (not “require”) county election boards to match signatures on absentee ballot…
Elections & Public Integrity
“Zuck Bucks” Bill Would Stop Selective Private Funding of Election Boards
Should private organizations fund election administration? Bill Banning Zuck Bucks Passes but Gets Vetoed The General Assembly said “no” last year when it passed Senate Bill 725, a bill banning…
Elections & Public Integrity
Green Party Appears Set to Get on November Ballot
They’re back. The North Carolina Green Party has collected 14,404 valid signatures on its petition to be an official party in North Carolina. That is just over the 13,865 valid…
Elections & Public Integrity
Bill: Election Officials Cannot Bar Police Officers from Voting
Should election officials have the power to ban uniformed police officers from voting in polling places? Police Officers Blocked from Voting in Durham That question was highlighted in the 2020…
Research Brief
Elections & Public Integrity
2000 Mules: The North Carolina Connection
The 9th Congressional District race of 2018 has made North Carolina ground zero for understanding ballot trafficking. The movie "2000 Mules" shows behavior patterns in several states during the 2020…
Elections & Public Integrity
Who Will Win? These Are the Key General Assembly Races in November
While candidates and parties will be struggling across North Carolina, the 18 districts noted here will likely be the key to deciding the balance of power in Raleigh.
Elections & Public Integrity
In Some Close Races, the Luck of the Draw May Determine the Winner
The little girls in the video still below may have determined who wins in a couple of close primaries tomorrow. They did that way back on March 4. Do they…
Elections & Public Integrity
North Carolina State House & Senate First Quarter Reports Breakdown
The May 17th primary is just around the corner. For the media and those active in this year’s primary election, these next few days will be spent reviewing copious amounts…
Elections & Public Integrity
Group Trying to Unseat Madison Cawthorn Might Accidentally Help Him Win
By encouraging crossover voters to support a long-shot candidate instead of the only candidate who has a realistic chance of beating Cawthorn, the "fire Madison" folks might accidentally help him…
Elections & Public Integrity
Warts and All, Data Sharing Program Would Help Clean North Carolina Voter Rolls
Last year I wrote that North Carolina should join the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) and explained some of the benefits of joining that program: [ERIC] is a nonprofit corporation…