All eyes are on North Carolina, meaning Kennedy’s influence could be detrimental – or advantageous – to Democrats and Republicans.
A federal judge has refused to throw out a lawsuit challenging the state’s photo voter identification law. The decision paves the way for a May 6 trial.
The Wake County Board of Elections didn’t spotlight any current issues or concerns with voter ID implementation in an update to the Carolina Journal.
North Carolina’s top legislative leaders urge a federal court to reject an injunction in a lawsuit challenging the state’s new state Senate election map. An injunction “would risk an election meltdown,” according to a court filing Friday.
A former Lincoln County commissioner appointed to North Carolina’s new eight-member State Board of Elections is trying to intervene in Gov. Roy Cooper’s lawsuit against the board. Martin Oakes filed a motion Wednesday in Wake County Superior Court to take part in the lawsuit dubbed Cooper v. Berger.
Gov. Roy Cooper has filed another lawsuit in state court against top legislative leaders. His latest complaint targets a bill that creates an even split between Democrats and Republicans on the state elections board.
A federal court will hold a telephone conference Wednesday in a case involving voting rights for felons. The State Board of Elections and local district attorneys had objected earlier this month to holding a hearing and speeding up the case.
An election reform bill moving through the N.C. General Assembly could have a major impact on a federal lawsuit dealing with felon voting. In a court filing Monday, lawyers representing defendants in the case asked for more time to respond to the plaintiffs’ recent motion for summary judgment. The defendants cited the potential effect of Senate Bill 747.
As Gov. Roy Cooper complains about a legislative plan to revamp the N.C. State Board of Elections, he also has filed a new brief opposing unaffiliated voters’ federal lawsuit challenging the existing board’s makeup.
Unaffiliated voters challenging the partisan makeup of the N.C. State Board of Elections are asking a federal judge to reject the latest request from Gov. Roy Cooper. The governor filed paperwork earlier this month seeking dismissal of the unaffiliated voters’ lawsuit.
Gov. Roy Cooper is urging a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit from unaffiliated voters who want the right to serve on the N.C. State Board of Elections. Cooper, a Democrat, filed a motion to dismiss the case roughly two months after Republican legislative leaders made the same request.
