John Lott and Steven Smith write for the Federalist about one way to help restore trust in election results. Unfortunately, election officials across the country are not keeping the most…
How will your November ballot look? Six constitutional amendments will be on the North Carolina ballot, and you will be asked to approve or reject each one. Tuesday’s special legislative…
Wow. I have three M. Martin’s running for judgships on my ballot. I wonder how many people made contributions to the wrong campaign by Googling “Judge Martin.”
Barry Smith reports for Carolina Journal Online that the N.C. House has approved a bill that would lead to studies of election-related issues such as team tickets for the governor…
In a new study available from the Social Science Research Network, Appalachian State professor Craig M. Burnett and University of Houston professor Lydia Tiede put “nonpartisan” judicial elections to the…
Somebody started a rumor that voters filling out the paper ballots in Buncombe County could fill in the straight party ellipse of their choice, and then deselect particular candidates by…
It is time to end the charade of non-partisan elections because they are not, never were, and never will be non-partisan. In a non-partisan race, a candidate’s party affiliation may…
Tonight, there will be another live blog here. I will try to watch my spelling and grammar a little better this time. The polls closed a few minutes ago. Things…
In North Carolina, the Presidential vote is separate from the rest of the ballot. Usually there is a fade, sometimes significant between the Presidential vote and the remaining ballot. In…
At my polling place this morning, the worker explaining the ballot made sure everybody understood that the president was a separate vote than the straight party vote. She then explained…
Session Law 2001-288 , Ballot Instructions in Spanish requires that all ballot instructions be printed in both English and Spanish in counties with a Hispanic population greater than 6%. According…
That early voting thing is the deal. Went to the Independence branch library at 10am and was driving home in 15 minutes. And now I am convinced that there will…