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RNC pushes Republicans to vote early and by mail

Republicans are pushing to get more party faithful to vote early and mail in their ballots, while also trying to assure them of ballot security. An initiative from the Republican National Committee, Bank Your Vote, is aimed at tapping into turnout tactics that Democrats have been nurturing for years.

Donna King
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Court backs GOP on NC poll watchers, sides with elections board on ballot deadline

On Oct. 13, the Wake County Superior Court ruled in favor of Republicans that at-large poll observers would have more flexibility than precinct-specific observers, but sided with the state’s board of elections that the absentee ballot deadline could be moved to a later date due to a holiday falling on the statutory deadline. “The RNC,...

David Larson
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GOP lawsuit claims NC Board of Elections ignoring absentee, observer laws

A lawsuit filed by the Republican National Committee, the N.C. Republican Party, and Clay County GOP Chair Barbara Deas over state election rules as early voting by mail began. The suit, filed Sept, 9, seeks to reign in what Republicans see as illegal tampering with election law by the Democrat-majority N.C. State Board of Elections (NCSBE), especially regarding the absentee-ballot deadline and limits on election observers.

David Larson

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