The news of Rep. Tricia Cotham, Mecklenburg County, changing her party affiliation from Democrat to Republican has sent shockwaves throughout the North Carolina Democrat party, even making national headlines. The move now gives Republicans a veto-proof supermajority in the General Assembly. The proverbial question is, how does it affect the state Democrat party moving forward, including Gov. Roy Cooper?
Some solidly held Democratic seats in the state House and Senate in North Carolina may be at risk in this November’s General Election.
The N.C. Rules Review Commission rejected a request by the state board of elections on Thursday to tighten up restrictions on election observers for the upcoming general election in November.
Editor’s note: This story was updated March 3 to correct competitive districts in the N.C. Senate. A new partisan index for seats in the N.C. General Assembly shows a nearly even split between Republicans and Democrats headed into the midterm elections. The 2022 Civitas Partisan Index puts 58 seats in the state House in the...
The special masters’ congressional map protects Democrats from a coming red wave.
The N.C. Senate on Monday, Nov. 29, passed a bill that would ban county boards of elections from accepting private donations to conduct election services or hire election workers. Senators approved Senate Bill 725 by a vote of 27-19. The cash donations are also called “Zuck Bucks,” after Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. The House passed...
A number of key election reforms moved through the N.C. House this week. Included on that list is a bill that switches up the deadline for absentee ballots and another measure that bans outside private money from flowing to county boards of elections. According to sponsors, the bills are designed to shore up voting integrity...
Not enough time. That was a consistent theme Monday, Oct. 25, as residents shared with lawmakers their thoughts on the proposed election maps, drawn after the results of the 2020 census. About 30 people spoke at the hearing in Raleigh, and the general consensus revolved around the lack of time to prepare for the hearings....
The N.C. House Redistricting Committee submitted its proposed state district maps Friday, Oct. 22, after two months of public hearings and open meetings. They can be viewed on the legislative website along with the state Senate’s five draft maps for congressional districts, with one proposed map drawn of their own districts. The much-anticipated district map...
Members of a joint redistricting committee between the N.C. House and Senate on Tuesday, Aug. 10 heard public feedback on new criteria for drawing district maps. Adopting the criteria is the first official step toward drawing legislative and congressional district boundaries for the next 10 years. The debate is setting the stage for another round...
