Elections

Mar 13, 2024

Judges block GOP-pushed elections board changes

RALEIGH — North Carolina’s GOP-controlled General Assembly unlawfully tried to seize from the governor the power to choose election board members in the battleground state, trial judges ruled while saying […]

Oct 11, 2023

GOP lawmakers override Cooper’s vetoes of voting bills

RALEIGH — North Carolina Republicans enacted vote-count restrictions and weakened the governor‘s ability to oversee elections on Tuesday by overriding Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper‘s vetoes, setting in place electoral policies […]

Jul 10, 2023

Deep partisanship will be on display as Congress releases competing voting bills

ATLANTA (AP) — Congress in the coming weeks will consider shoring up voting and election laws — efforts that will reflect the vast gulf between Democrats and Republicans on protecting […]

Jun 27, 2023

BREAKING: Supreme Court rejects GOP argument in North Carolina case that could have transformed US elections

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that state courts can act as a check on their legislatures in redistricting and other issues affecting federal elections, rejecting arguments by […]

Jun 26, 2023

GOP state legislatures seek greater control over state and local election offices

ATLANTA (AP) — Lawmakers in several Republican-led states have been looking to exert more authority over state and local election offices, claiming new powers that Democrats warn could be used […]

Jun 22, 2023

NC Senate OKs bills altering voting rules, elections board makeup

RALEIGH, N.C.— The North Carolina Senate approved on Wednesday a pair of election and voting-related bills that include the latest attempts by Republicans to enact legislation that Democratic Gov. Roy […]

Jun 6, 2023

North Carolina Democrats blast GOP elections bill, but may need help from public, courts to stop it

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Democratic lawmakers said Monday that a Republican bill containing election and ballot changes that Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper previously vetoed, as well as new […]

May 11, 2023

New North Carolina elections board members sworn in, with photo ID and district map changes ahead

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A new edition of North Carolina’s State Board of Elections convened Wednesday, a panel now tasked with helping implement a photo voter identification law later this […]

May 9, 2023

Judge: Wisconsin fake electors complaint must be reheard

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin judge said Monday he will order that the state elections commission reconsider a complaint filed against fake Republican electors who attempted in 2020 to […]

May 3, 2023

Elections – Redistricting – Partisan Gerrymandering – Constitutional – Separation of Powers

The issue presented in this case is whether the North Carolina Constitution prohibits partisan gerrymandering. Our constitution expressly assigns the redistricting authority to the General Assembly subject to explicit limitations […]

May 3, 2023

Elections – Constitutional – Felon Re-Enfranchisement – Post-Release Supervision – Payment of Fees & Fines

N.C. Const. art. VI, § 2(3) disenfranchises convicted felons unless their citizenship rights are restored. The citizenship restoration statute, G.S. § 13-1, does not violate convicted felons constitutional rights when […]

May 3, 2023

Elections – Voter ID – Constitutional – Equal Protection

Our state constitution requires that “[v]oters offering to vote in person shall present photographic identification before voting.” N.C. Const. art. VI, § 2(4). Pursuant to S.B. 824, registered voters are […]