The RNC, NCGOP, and NRCC filed a 'request for Declaratory Ruling' Tuesday with the North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) related to absentee ballot guidance and voter ID rules adopted by the NCSBE that Republicans believe are in conflict with state law.
The North Carolina State Election Board held a webinar Wednesday for the media to discuss the changes with the new photo ID requirement when voting.
Talks about Medicaid expansion in North Carolina continue between members of both the House and Senate with no imminent solution. N.C. Senate Leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, addressed that issue, along with abortion laws and the latest on court cases, including Voter ID, and Attorney General Josh Stein at a press conference Tuesday.
Barring a successful and rapid appeal, North Carolina’s voter ID requirement for the March 2020 primary looks dead. U.S. District Court Judge Loretta Biggs blocked Senate Bill 824 in an order issued Tuesday, Dec. 31. Biggs said racial motivation was a likely factor in the General Assembly’s crafting of the voter ID law. The N.C....
A federal court gave North Carolinians who adopted a constitutional amendment requiring voter ID a late lump of coal. U.S. District Court Judge Loretta Biggs and Magistrate Judge Patrick Auld issued a notice Thursday, Dec. 26, saying the court will put the law implementing the constitutional amendment on hold. They’re presiding over a lawsuit challenging...
If you think election-integrity initiatives are nothing more than a Republican plot, you should know that downplaying rare but potentially consequential cases of voter fraud only strengthens the resolve of those who favor voter-ID laws.
If the General Assembly enacts a new measure focused on verification of voter identity, it will match North Carolina law with that of other jurisdictions.
John Hood on selling N.C. as a place to do business; Stephen Hayes on President Obama's chances of re-election; Hans von Spakovsky on need for voter I.D. law; Steven Hayward on waning environmental movement; Rick Henderson on occupational licensing bills.
