John Locke Foundation staff brief North Carolina candidates for public office during a nearly 90-minute session March 23, 2012, at the JLF office in Raleigh. Addressing the candidates are: Becki Gray, Vice President for Outreach, overview; Kory Swanson, Executive Vice President, the role of a think tank; Rick Henderson, Carolina Journal Managing Editor; Roy Cordato, Vice President for Research, renewable energy mandates; Jon Sanders, Director of Regulatory Studies, hydraulic fracturing; Fergus Hodgson, Director of Fiscal Policy Studies, budget and tax policy; Terry Stoops, Director of Education Studies, K-12 education; and Michael Sanera, Director of Research and Local Government Studies, local government and transit. (Click a research staff member’s name for a link to his presentation.)
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NCSBE report leaves questions about early voting site deadline change
A report given by Karen Brinson Bell, executive director for the North Carolina State Elections Board (NCSBE), along with Paul Cox, general counsel for NCSBE, to a Joint Legislative Elections Oversight Committee on Wednesday not only gave a wrap-up of the March primary and addressed other issues, but also raised questions by some on a contradictory measure taken by the board recently regarding early voting site changes.