With Democrat Josh Stein winning the governor's seat against Mark Robinson very early on Tuesday evening, the power to routinely override with a supermajority was top of mind for state Republicans.
The North Carolina State Election Board “kicked the can down the road” at their board meeting Tuesday on allowing the Justice For All Party and We The People Party to appear on the ballot in November’s general election while greenlighting the Constitution Party.
Ahead of a State Board of Elections meeting on Tuesday afternoon, leaders of six different third parties in North Carolina sent a letter to board members urging them to reverse an “egregiously anti-representative decision” they made to not grant ballot access to three different third parties at the end of June.
Two House Committees are seeking answers from the North Carolina State Board of Elections' (NCSBE) recent decision to keep third-party candidates off the ballot in November’s general election.
As of now, only two third-party candidates have announced their campaigns for NC governor and they are both libertarians, setting up a third party primary for Super Tuesday in March, 2024. Shannon Bray has run twice before, once for each chamber of Congress. His background is in technology and entrepreneurship. First-time candidate and certified financial...
The Green Party's recent problems gaining access to North Carolina's election ballot raise concerns from another political group that has had to work to win a ballot spot.
Two third-party options could be off the North Carolina ballot unless each gathers enough signatures to petition the State Board of Elections to be added again for future elections. Due to a poor showing during the 2020 general election, both the Constitution Party and the Green Party failed to meet thresholds needed to stay on...
Each week, staff at Carolina Journal looks back at the week in N.C. politics and chooses several interesting, relevant stories you may have missed. This report was updated to include new information. Beware of budget gimmicks: The state unexpectedly received $457 million in tax over-collections, but don’t try to spend the money, Sen. Harry Brown,...
Each week, staff at Carolina Journal looks back at the week in N.C. politics and chooses what we think are some interesting, relevant stories you may have missed. Here’s a week in review: Tucker out: Garland Tucker III will no longer challenge U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., in the upcoming Republican congressional primary. The Raleigh...
More than 2 million voters cast one-stop early voting and absentee ballots during an 18-day period ending Saturday, astonishing political observers. They are watching whether that enthusiasm spills over to the traditional election day Tuesday, Nov. 6. The high level of turnout may not reflect which party is likely to win. Even polling offers little...
LAST UPDATED: 5:15 p.m., Sept. 4, to report on the N.C. Supreme Court’s ruling favoring lawmakers in their fight with Gov. Roy Cooper over two constitutional amendments. The latest update also addresses a federal three-judge panel’s ruling that North Carolina will use current maps for 2018 congressional elections. The continuing court fights over constitutional amendments,...
