RALEIGH (AP) A North Carolina state Supreme Court hopeful who has been accused of being a Democratic “plant” said Aug. 9 that even if he is barred from being listed as a Republican on November’s ballot, he’s proven his point to ...

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RALEIGH (AP) A panel tasked with writing summaries for the public describing six proposed amendments to North Carolina’s constitution on November ballots made progress while meeting the first time at full strength. The Constitutional Amendments Publication Commission approved language Aug. 6 to describe ...

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RALEIGH (AP) The first meeting of a North Carolina panel tasked with summarizing the six proposed constitutional amendments on November ballots devolved July 31 into blistering Democratic critiques of the referenda questions when the Republican member didn’t attend. The Constitutional Amendments Publication ...

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RALEIGH (AP) Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper on July 27 vetoed legislation approved by Republicans during this week’s special session that alters North Carolina ballot language for constitutional referenda and a state Supreme Court race this fall. Cooper’s vetoes of the two ...

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RALEIGH (AP) A state panel that will provide explanations to voters on six proposed amendments to the North Carolina Constitution on November ballots is inviting the public to offer suggestions. The Constitutional Amendments Publication Commission meets July 31 to prepare ...

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RALEIGH (AP) Voters will be asked this fall to decide whether to change the North Carolina Constitution to rework a current section that lays out the rights of crime victims. The House voted overwhelmingly June 26 to accept changes in the ...

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RALEIGH (AP) Republicans in one General Assembly chamber stayed late June 25 to put several proposed constitutional amendments on North Carolina ballots in November, including those to require photo identification to vote and to change how judicial vacancies are filled. The ...

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RALEIGH (AP) Three people nominated by a new official North Carolina political party to run in November won’t be on ballots because of a law finalized this week. The state elections board wrote three of the 10 announced Constitution Party ...

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RALEIGH (AP) North Carolina legislative Republicans on June 21 advanced their goal of permanently requiring voters to show photo identification — a proposal previously thwarted this decade by veto and federal judges who declared a similar mandate racially discriminatory. Legislation to ...

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RALEIGH (AP) Constitutional amendments to expand crime victims’ rights and alter how trial and appellate judge vacancies are filled are getting heard in the North Carolina Senate as the legislative session winds down. A judiciary committee June 21 debated two bills ...

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