On Tuesday, the Currituck County Board of Elections voted that Democrat Valerie Jordan is likely not a resident in the district where she is running for state Senate. The county board is now asking the N.C. State Board of Elections to make a final ruling on Jordan's eligibility to remain a candidate for the November contest.
On Friday, State Senator Bob Steinburg is expected to announce he is resigning his seat in the North Carolina General Assembly. He will officially resign at the end if the month, telling Carolina Journal that he plans a future career in legislative advocacy. State law requites a six-month "cooling-off" period before former legislators can begin active lobbying in the N.C. General Assembly.
