From Carolina Journal Radio Program No. 783: State lawmakers have been debating potential changes to the system North Carolina uses to select its judges. The John Locke Foundation and Western Carolina University’s Center for the Study of Free Enterprise co-hosted a recent panel discussion of the topic. Carolina Journal Radio asked panelists to share highlights from their presentations. Panel moderator Edward Lopez, professor of economics at Western Carolina and director of the Center for the Study of Free Enterprise, highlights academic research raising concerns about the potential impact of partisan elections on the legitimacy of a state’s legal system.
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NCSBE report leaves questions about early voting site deadline change
A report given by Karen Brinson Bell, executive director for the North Carolina State Elections Board (NCSBE), along with Paul Cox, general counsel for NCSBE, to a Joint Legislative Elections Oversight Committee on Wednesday not only gave a wrap-up of the March primary and addressed other issues, but also raised questions by some on a contradictory measure taken by the board recently regarding early voting site changes.