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.
Public Comment: Proposed Voter ID Rules Are at Odds with State Law
Below is my public comment on the North Carolina State Board of Elections’ proposed voter ID rules. A link to the proposed rules is below the comment. You can submit…
Two Years of Changes in North Carolina Voter Registrations
With a new year upon us, let’s see how voter registrations have changed over the past two years. Why look at changes over two years instead of one? The North…
Who’s filed for the 2024 Election?
Filing for the 2024 election has officially closed as of noon on December 15th. With it, we know which legislative seats will be contested and who is running for what…
Elections Board To Make Squishy Voter ID Law Even Squishier
The North Carolina State Board of Elections (SBE) held a public hearing on proposed voter ID rules on December 13. The proposed rules are for in-person (08 NCAC 17 .0101)…
Redistricting Lawsuit Arrives a Day Late and a Dollar Short
As expected, the Elias Law Group has filed a lawsuit (Williams v. Hall) challenging some of North Carolina’s new congressional districts. As if they realized how unlikely they were to…
Plaintiffs Request Gingles All the Way in Senate Redistricting Case
A legal challenge to the state Senate maps was filed just before the Thanksgiving holiday last week, questioning the state’s compliance with the Voting Rights Act. With candidate filing set…
Elections Board Agrees to Partially Follow Law on Registration IDs
Election officials have been deviating from state and federal voter registration laws for two decades. A citizen complaint forced the North Carolina State Board of Elections (SBE) to start complying,…
Shrinking Violets: Where Are the Redistricting Lawsuits?
Redistricting lawsuits are common in North Carolina. The General Assembly’s redistricting page is littered with maps that courts have tossed out (click on “District Plans Enacted or Ordered by the…
Appeals Court Disallows Private Action under the Voting Rights Act
Appeals Court Prohibits Private Action under the Voting Rights Act In a case with potentially enormous ramifications for North Carolina elections, the United States 8th District Court of Appeals upheld…
Now That We’re Done with Redistricting, Let’s Talk About Redistricting Reform
With the next scheduled round of redistricting eight years away, now is the best time to talk about redistricting reform. Following traditional redistricting criteria more strictly and making the “Stephenson…
North Carolina’s Congressional Maps Should Avoid Splitting Our Largest Cities
What should we value more when it comes to map drawing: that a district be drawn to represent a community of interest or which party may have an advantage in…
Policy Pizza: Election Security and Data
This week on Policy Pizza, we linked up with Jim Stirling, a Research Fellow at Locke’s Civitas Center for Public Integrity. Jim’s primary focus for the Center for Public Integrity…