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NC elections board censures Wake officials over deceased voters’ ballots

After an hours long hearing on Wednesday, the North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) voted unanimously to censure Wake County Board of Elections members Greg Flynn and Gerry Cohen for counting the votes of three deceased voters who voted prior to the General Election in November 2024.

NC elections board seeks comment on proposed rules

The North Carolina State Board of Elections is now accepting public comment on four sets of proposed administrative rules.

Federal judge backs deal ending NC ballot envelope lawsuit

A federal judge has signed off on a deal ending Republican groups’ lawsuit over rules linked to mail-in election ballots in North Carolina.

In-person early voting begins Thursday for municipal elections

In-person early voting gets underway this Thursday, Oct. 16, for voters in 380 NC municipalities ahead of the November municipal elections.

GOP groups, NC elections board reach deal to end envelope lawsuit

State and national Republican Party groups and the North Carolina State Board of Elections have reached a deal to end a federal lawsuit over rules linked to mail-in ballot envelopes. They have asked a federal judge to issue an order dismissing the suit.

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NC elections board OKs changes to military, overseas voting

The North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) voted unanimously on several items at its meeting Monday morning, including changes to voting for military and overseas voters.

Riggs rejects Griffin’s request for NC Appeals Court clarification in election dispute

North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs is asking the state Appeals Court to reject a request from her opponent in the 2024 election for Riggs’ seat on the state’s highest court. The opponent, Jefferson Griffin, asked the Appeals Court last week to issue an order clarifying its plan for resolving the disputed election.

Appeals Court orders new vote calculations in NC Supreme Court election dispute

A North Carolina Appeals Court panel has split, 2-1, in ordering state elections officials to recalculate vote totals in the disputed 2024 state Supreme Court election. The 103-page decision Friday responds to ballot challenges from Republican candidate Jefferson Griffin.

Griffin’s latest court filings raise number of suspected ‘never resident’ voters above 500

Republican state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin asserts in a court filing that more than 500 people who voted in the recent state Supreme Court election have never lived in North Carolina or the United States. That data point surfaced Wednesday in the legal dispute over Griffin's election contest with Democrat Allison Riggs.

Griffin emphasizes overseas voters with no photo ID in latest NC Supreme Court filing

Republican state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin emphasized in his latest court filing the 5,509 overseas voters who provided no photo identification when they cast ballots in the November election. Griffin suggested that a court order throwing out those votes could swing the election result in his favor.