NC GOP's early vote surge was historic. To overcome this, Democrats need to make history, too, with Election Day turnout. But enthusiasm appears lacking with key groups.
From precinct officials, early voting workers, and county election officials to the General Assembly and the SBE, all are rising admirably to the challenge Hurricane Helene imposed on them.
Creating more opportunities to vote within a shorter length of time preserves voting rights while ensuring that voters cast ballots with access to the same information.
Once you vote, you’re off the list. We know you voted, so the mail, phone calls, and door knocking stop. Your preferred candidate can then direct those resources somewhere else.
Michael Bloomberg’s operation in North Carolina was massive — mind-boggling in its scope and expense. And it was, in retrospect, a foolish waste of resources.
There's no good reason to rely on a standard of voters per hour when setting early-voting schedules.
Voter turnout after the 2013 enactment of North Carolina’s election reforms has been at or above previous levels.
• In the Democratic primary battle for lieutenant governor, Buncombe County Commissioner Holly Jones has lined up endorsements from the Winston-Salem Journal, Indy Week, and former UNC-Chapel Hill and NBA star Sam Perkins (Jones was a student manager of the 1982 national champion men’s basketball team), but not longtime County Commissioner Cecil Bothwell. Bothwell endorsed Ron...
Predicting political events is hard enough. It is impossible if you allow your assumptions to supplant the evidence.
Don’t expect North Carolina’s early-voting reforms and other changes to have a decisive effect on the 2014 elections.
Puzzled by the past several months of histrionics about North Carolina’s election-law changes? You’re hardly alone.
