On the Friday before the election, four cases were brought against the Noble campaign, which resulted in Noble receiving 18 points, three over the 15-point disqualification limit, removing him from the ballot about an hour before voting was set to begin Feb. 12 at midnight.
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Student body president elections are always confusing, and so we break down how campaigns work and the rules that candidates must follow.
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Four Democrats and four Republicans have been nominated for North Carolina's reinvented five-member Board of Elections.
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The most recent midterm election season brought both parties different successes across the state, as well as an ongoing investigation and the passing of multiple constitutional amendments.
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With the Republican General Assembly to lose its supermajority in the New Year, legislators are pushing the final details on the voter I.D. amendment.
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Young North Carolina voters across the country were met with challenges as the absentee ballots they requested never showed up.
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This year's election points to a continuing trend of North Carolina straying from a two-party state. But that also means competition between parties is getting thin.
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Ever heard of "choice fatigue?" Well, if you're a voter this season, you might be catching it. This year's ballot is packed with decisions to make, including the six constitutional amendments and 16 races in which candidates are running. As voters parse through the issues, the danger of waning attention span means that fewer votes make a swing vote more impactful. Some also say that placing important issues at the end of the ballot rigs the vote in favor of whichever party wants a lack of scrutiny on the final items. But how much of this could actually sway the 2018 election?
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A North Carolina court ruled against giving the N.C. General Assembly control over the state Board of Elections, but voters may make this ruling obsolete by voting for a constitutional amendment this November.
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Six locations. Sixteen days. Don't miss your chance to vote early.
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The organizations that sent the letter urging the withdrawal of the subpoenas include the Southern Coalition for Social Justice, Democracy North Carolina and the ACLU.
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Early voting is upon us. Starting Oct. 17, students can start lining up at the polls. Here's a quick guide to where, when and how to submit your ballot.
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The lingering damage of Hurricane Florence could extend to hurt voter turnout, voting equipment, and the ability for counties to send absentee ballots.
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Young people are voting, but they're not registering one way or the other. This might speak to the trend of anti-party politics, but experts are optimistic that this fervor will keep bringing people to the polls.
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Early voting for primary elections around the state began in most cities in North Carolina on April 19. If you're going home to vote, here's what you need to know.
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Voters, new precedents will be in place by the time you march to polls this fall. For the first time in state history, there will be a Democrat on the ballot for all 170 legislative seats up for election in November.
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As elections get closer and closer, Orange County launches a campaign aimed at educating voters about new district lines and how to vote.
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Starting next Monday, candidates for state and local office may begin filing with the North Carolina Board of Elections. Here are the qualifications for U.S. House of Representatives, N.C. State House of Representatives or State Senate, or county offices.
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Partisan primaries, GenX, school funding, and the state's elections and ethics board were topics of discussion this week in the North Carolina General Assembly.
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Orange County Elections Director Tracy Reams announced her retirement effective January 31, 2018. Reams has been the Orange County Elections Director since January 2008. Staff writer Mattias Miller talked to her about the role she played as Elections Director and her aspirations after her retirement.
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