Orange County has a 600-person waitlist for poll workers, said Rachel Raper, director of elections for Orange County. But just to the south, Chatham County is still short on election workers.
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The Orange County Board of Elections is encouraging students to request absentee ballots early for the general election on Nov. 3.
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In North Carolina, registered voters can request a mail-in absentee ballot for the election with no excuse needed. The deadline to request a mail-in absentee ballot in North Carolina is Oct. 27.
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With the Nov. 3 election just over four months away, local, state and national seats are up for grabs. Here is your guide to registering to vote in Orange County.
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Bill Weld will officially be recognized as a Republican presidential candidate on the North Carolina primary ballot.
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Recent measures to make student One Cards valid voter IDs and to add a super precinct could impact student voter turnout in the upcoming election.
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Looking to increase voter participation, the Orange County Board of Elections has created a new UNC precinct, amalgamating several low-turnout precincts to alleviate confusion among on-campus voters.
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Per Orange County election law, non-prevailing candidates within one percent may request a recount after results are certified at the Board of Elections’ canvas meeting. After requesting a recount of the Chapel Hill Town Council race, incumbent Nancy Oates will finish her term on Dec. 4, and UNC student Tai Huynh will join the Council.
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Incumbent Chapel Hill Town Council candidate said she will request the Orange County Board of Elections conduct a recount. The Board met Friday for their canvas meeting to certify the results of the Nov. 5 municipal and school board elections. Three candidates — Oates and challengers Sue Hunter and Tai Huynh — stood at around 13 percent of the vote after certification. The recount will be conducted next Thursday.
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Voting turnout is always high during state and national elections, but the elections where voter turnout arguably matters most — local elections — often suffer. This was the case during the Orange County elections, where turnout dropped dramatically this year. Considering the predicted upset for Chapel Hill Town Council, the election could have very easily gone another way if more people had voted. What is the reason for the low turnout?
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The local elections taking place throughout Orange County came to an end Tuesday night, giving way to a surprising voter turnout that nonetheless does not reflect the population as a whole.
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As the Nov. 5 elections approach, candidates have been campaigning hard, going to events on UNC's campus, in churches and other community spaces. Besides what a candidate believes and advocates, there is one other thing the public wonders: how much did their campaign cost and raise? The numbers vary widely across the Chapel Hill-Carrboro races, and they've changed a lot since last year. “Some state and local campaigns don't cost a lot,” Suzanne Globetti, a teaching associate professor of political science at UNC, said. “Others, especially those that rely on television for campaign advertising, end up spending quite a lot.”
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Orange County electoral candidates congregated at the First Baptist Church to not only discuss their stance on political and social issues, but to build relationships with the people they hope to lead.
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With elections in Chapel Hill coming up soon, read to learn how, where and when to vote.
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Two of North Carolina's 13 House districts held special elections last night following the death of Republican Rep. Walter Jones Jr. in the third district and allegations of "unlawful" election fraud in the ninth district.
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Students living on campus at UNC are split among four election precincts, complicating the voting process for thousands. Proposed changes to Orange County’s election precincts aim to direct students to a single voting location for the upcoming primary and general elections.
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Senate Bill 824, requiring photographic identification to vote, will take effect starting in 2020. The Orange County Board of Elections is taking steps to get IDs for as many people as possible.
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“As long as they are identified when they come to vote and we have removed the barriers for that to happen, that is all good democracy and it’s what this country ought to be about."
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“There was overwhelming evidence that election fraud occurred and that Mark Harris was party to the fraud... I hope that we can proceed with having clean and fair elections that make people believe in the democratic process.”
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A homework exercise in Advanced Methods of Data Analysis turned into a research project that found 1,500 absentee ballots were unaccounted for in Bladen and Robeson counties, which are part of North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District.
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