The North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) voted unanimously at their remote meeting on Thursday to make a declaratory ruling on a Rutherford County candidate’s request for the use of a preferred religious name as opposed to their legal name on the ballot in November’s General Election.
The GEO Group, the company that owns the former Rivers Correctional Center in Winton, Hertford County, announced on Wednesday that it entered into a five-year support services contract with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for the activation of a federal immigration processing center at the 1,320 bed facility.
ICE could open NC’s first federal detention center later this year at the former Rivers Correctional Center in Winton, Hertford County. That’s according to a New York Times report which cites internal federal documents.
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.
Gov. Josh Stein is calling a proposed constitutional amendment to lower the state’s constitutional income tax cap from 7% to 3.5% "a con, a cynical shell game and a millionaire protection cap" that will only hurt the average North Carolinian and benefit the wealthy.
The Modernization of Election Data Systems (MEDS) Advisory Commission is urging the General Assembly to appropriate funding for replacing the Statewide Elections Information Management System (SEIMS).
NC Sen. Terence Everitt resigns, exits 2026 race to focus on voting rights work. District 18 now open—one of NC’s most competitive Senate seats.
A State Election Board member raised concerns on Wednesday about the possibility of federal troops being sent to polling places in November for the General Election.
Cybersecurity was top of mind in submissions from the public to the NC Modernization of Election Data Systems Commission.
The Modernization of Election Data Systems (MEDS) Commission gave an update on Wednesday about progress made on updating campaign finance software.
Rep. Tricia Cotham, R-Mecklenburg, won her race in the House District 105 Republican primary, defeating her opponent, Kelly VanHorn, an 8th-grade math teacher in Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools, with 85% (4,368 votes) to VanHorn’s 15% (800 votes).
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