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Election challenge: Democrat incumbent protests results, citing irregularities

North Carolina House Rep. Michael Wray, D-Northhampton, has filed an election protest in the District 27 primary race, citing election irregularities that could have interfered with the election outcome. The unofficial count has Wray’s primary challenger, Rodney Pierce, ahead by just 36 votes as of Friday. Wray filed petitions for all three counties in House District...

Brianna Kraemer
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Michael Whatley is the right choice to lead RNC

Chairman Michael Whatley is the right guy at the right time to lead the Republican National Committee. I have spent a decade working in Republican politics, mainly in opposition research, and had the privilege of serving as the NCGOP communications director in 2020, where I directly witnessed why Whatley would make a great RNC chairman....

Tim Wigginton
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Lawmakers appealing elections board ruling favoring Cooper

Top legislative leaders will ask the North Carolina Court of Appeals to review a three-judge panel’s ruling favoring Gov. Roy Cooper in a legal fight over the State Elections Board. Lawmakers filed a notice of appeal Tuesday, the same day the public learned about the panel’s decision.

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Lawmakers reject trial this year on 30-day voter residency requirement

North Carolina’s top legislative leaders oppose a plan to combine an injunction hearing and trial in a lawsuit challenging the state’s 30-day residency requirement for voters. Plaintiffs working with Democratic operative Marc Elias’ law firm proposed the plan last month.

CJ Staff
Opinion

Biden DOJ crying wolf over ‘voter suppression’

Recently, North Carolina House Majority Leader John Bell notified his fellow state Republicans that the Biden administration sued the state of North Carolina in regards to its Elections Integrity Act. The administration was successful in reversing one provision concerning same-day registration. While it is only a small part of the overall package, it reflects a...

Ken Fontenot
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Bad for business? NC Chamber bemoans primary winners Morrow, Farley

North Carolina’s economy has been growing by leaps and bounds in recent years, earning it the moniker of “The Best State to do Business” two years in a row (2022 & 2023) by CNBC, among other accolades. But, with recent GOP primary election winners, Michelle Morrow for NC Superintendent of Public Instruction and Luke Farley for NC Commissioner of Labor, the North Carolina Chamber fears that the state’s crown may be tarnished if they and others win in the General Election.

Theresa Opeka
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Three-judge panel rules in favor of Cooper in fight over new state elections board

A bipartisan three-judge panel has ruled in favor of Gov. Roy Cooper in his legal fight with legislative leaders over a new state elections board. The decision means the current five-member elections board with a 3-2 Democratic majority will remain in place.

CJ Staff