provides for the supremacy of federal law over state law, among other provisions
A pair of bills on early voting were submitted in the General Assembly during this year’s short session. Neither went anywhere, but they exposed the mindsets of legislators from both…
I recently spoke with a group in western North Carolina about election policy. One of them asked what policies I am pursuing for the upcoming short session of the General…
May 7 was a momentous day in North Carolina politics. A new Republican-majority board was sworn in at the State Board of Elections (SBE), and Judge Jefferson Griffin conceded his…
The North Carolina Supreme Court ruled in Jefferson Griffin vs. North Carolina State Board of Elections on April 11. The decision mostly favored incumbent justice Allison Riggs (who was recused…
On the heels of incumbent Allison Riggs’ apparent win in the North Carolina Supreme Court race, challenger Jefferson Griffin’s campaign has challenged about 60,000 ballots they say are plagued by…
Ryan Wesley Routh, the man who allegedly attempted to assassinate former president Donald Trump over the weekend, voted in the Democratic primary on March 5. Was he legally entitled to…
The literacy test should be removed from the North Carolina State Constitution Removing the literacy test may be difficult Those favoring literacy test repeal must act strategically to ensure its…
Only U.S. citizens should be allowed to vote in North Carolina elections. North Carolina’s current protection of citizen-only voting is inadequate. We should add a citizen-only voting amendment to the…
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.
The literacy test should be removed from the North Carolina Constitution. A requirement that only citizens may vote should be added to the North Carolina Constitution. The General Assembly should…
Convicted felons should have their right to vote restored only after they have entirely repaid their debts to society. The United States and North Carolina constitutions both authorize and enshrine…
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.…