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Partisan vote by state elections board saves N.C. Senate candidate’s campaign

The Democrat-controlled N.C. State Board of Elections overruled the Currituck County elections board Friday and kept a Democrat’s campaign alive in state Senate District 3. The 3-2 party-line vote from the state elections board responded to a protest filed by Republican Sen. Bobby Hanig that his Democrat opponent was ineligible to run in District 3....

Dallas Woodhouse
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Did Democrat state Senate candidate miss critical deadline?

Valerie Jordan, the Democrats’ nominee in the highly contested Senate District 3 election, may have made a fatal error by missing the deadline to file an appeal of a recent finding that she is not a resident of the district. Missing the deadline could keep Jordan from appearing on the ballot versus Republican Sen. Bobby...

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Currituck officials side with Hanig in Democrat’s residency dispute

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.

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Protest filed against Dem candidate for N.C. Senate

An election protest filed by Republican state Senate candidate Bobby Hanig alleges that his opponent, Democrat Valerie Jordan, doesn’t actually live in District 3, where they are running for office. After an investigation, Hanig officially filed a protest Monday to request that officials examine records that include her tax filings and Amazon Prime deliveries. Filed with...

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Cooper nominates former House members for state Transportation Board

Cullie S. Tarleton of Watauga County and Daniel McComas of New Hanover County, both former members of the state House, were among 10 appointees nominated by Gov. Roy Cooper to serve on the North Carolina Department of Transportation Board. Cooper submitted the nominees for four-year terms to the General Assembly for a 30-day comment period....

Dan Way

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