The North Carolina State Board of Elections voted unanimously to provide additional time, resources, and flexibility to voters in the impacted communities. North Carolina law allows the board to exercise emergency powers to conduct an election in a district where the normal schedule for the election is disrupted by a natural disaster.
A retirees’ group represented by Democratic operative Marc Elias’ law firm wants to intervene in a lawsuit Republicans have filed over North Carolina’s rules for mail-in absentee ballot envelopes. The suit contends that state election policy violates a North Carolina law designed to keep mail-in ballots secure.
Mail-in ballot requests have dropped by over 80% in North Carolina since 2020, yet more young adults have requested mail-in ballots than ever before, according to recent data from the North Carolina State Board of Elections.
A majority were not aware of a system that tracks the status of their mail-in ballots, notifying voters where their mail-in ballot is in the election process.
Absentee and eligible military and overseas ballots are slated to go out Friday to those who requested them. All of North Carolina's 100 counties are on track to meet the Sept. 20 deadline, according to a spokesman for the North Carolina State Election Board.
As soon as election officials in Guilford County got word that new ballots would need to be printed, officials pushed ahead to get prompt ballot approval so the county could place orders before the 99 other counties.
Once you vote, you’re off the list. We know you voted, so the mail, phone calls, and door knocking stop. Your preferred candidate can then direct those resources somewhere else.
Ballot selfies are illegal in 14 states, including North Carolina. The state ban includes taking a photo with a ballot at an election site and an absentee ballot at home. Breaking the state law can lead to a misdemeanor charge under North Carolina General Statute 163-166.3(c).
A North Carolina Senate committee moved forward a bill on Thursday that would put three constitutional amendments on the November general election ballot. The original version of Senate Bill 630 included a proposed amendment specifying that only US citizens may vote in elections. But the measure was amended during the committee meeting to include two additional amendments....
The North Carolina State Board of Elections met Tuesday to certify the municipal elections from October and November, among other items on their agenda.
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,...
