Election integrity activist seeks NC courts’ clarity in Dupre case
An election integrity activist is asking North Carolina’s highest court to consider a legal issue tied to disqualified US Senate candidate Margot Dupre.
NC State Auditor Dave Boliek announced a new bipartisan, 22-member Modernization of Election Data Systems Commission to help modernize NCs election management system.
Registered voters in the state this cycle will choose a US senator, all 14 US House representatives, one state Supreme Court judge and three appellate justices.
North Carolina’s court system announced Monday two more go-live dates for eCourts expansion. Court officials also confirmed that eCourts will reach all 100 counties by October 2025, with the state Business Court targeted after local county courts join the system.
Eleven western North Carolina counties switch from paper to digital court records Monday in the state’s latest eCourts expansion. The latest additions mark the halfway point for a 10-track expansion project that will extend into 2025.
Plaintiffs challenging eCourts implementation in North Carolina have dropped state and local court officials from the list of defendants in their federal lawsuit. A court filing Tuesday confirmed that all 13 plaintiffs in the eCourts suit have agreed to dismiss complaints against five defendants.
When North Carolina’s court system expands eCourts access to 10 more counties Monday, the program will have reached nearly half of the state’s population. That’s according to a news release Thursday from the state Administrative Office of the
As expected, the North Carolina Republican Party’s executive committee selected current Executive Director Jason Simmons as the new chair in Selma on Tuesday.
The Republican Party of North Carolina will elect a new chair, by vote of their executive committee, next Tuesday, March 26. As the vote approaches, former President Donald Trump is doubling down on his endorsement for the next leader of the NCGOP.
North Carolina’s court system will save more than $6 million from its original 10-year eCourts contract. The court system is also extending the contract by another five years, with cost increases capped at 3% per year.
State officials have terminated three more incentive packages worth millions of dollars that would have created almost 1,000 new jobs.
The latest version of a federal lawsuit challenging the rollout of North Carolina’s eCourts system adds Mecklenburg County’s sheriff and Superior Court clerk as defendants. The suit also adds four new plaintiffs, bringing the total number to 13.