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Thank you for your partnership with the John Locke Foundation, North Carolina’s home for freedom. Now at the end of the year, don’t let the bureaucracy punish your generosity. A new…
Shawn Fleetwood writes for the Federalist about the president’s latest pressure campaign on a fellow Republican. President Donald Trump is calling on Senate Majority Leader John Thune to confirm his…
Jim Hoft writes for the Gateway Pundit about another revelation of misguided Biden administration priorities. In yet another stunning example of government waste, the Biden administration’s $3 billion scheme to…
Derek Scissors emphasizes the importance for conservatives of the U.S. Senate confirmation process. The American state is very tempting for those controlling it. Who wouldn’t want to spend $1 or…
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…
Mail voting is convenient for some voters but comes with security risks. Accepting local mail ballots after election day caused confusion and protests at election board meetings. North Carolina now…
The General Assembly passed Senate Bill 747 over Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto last October. It delivered a host of election reforms, many of which the John Locke Foundation had advocated…
The North Carolina General Assembly addressed a “ghost voter” problem, which involves verification of same-day registrations before associated ballots are counted. A U.S. District Court upheld the verification process but enjoined…
North Carolina joined the ERIC data-sharing program to clean its voter registration rolls. Several states have recently withdrawn from the program over concerns about data security and the influence of…
There was a massive increase in the number of absentee-by-mail ballots in North Carolina in 2020. A mail ballot deadline of nine days after the election created confusion and conflict,…
(UPDATE: North Carolina should take steps to protect data privacy or withdraw from ERIC.) Last year I wrote that North Carolina should join the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) and…
(Photo of Mark Meadows by Gage Skidmore) The Asheville Citizen Times reported today that former congressman and Trump administration chief of staff Mark Meadows can no longer vote in North…