During the early voting period and on Election Day this year, the North Carolina State Board of Elections received 21 incident reports regarding the 2022 midterm elections from across the state. These reports included 12 alleged incidents of voter intimidation, one report of voter interference and eight alleged incidents of election official intimidation.
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The N.C. Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that the state must delay the date of all primary elections for public offices as part of an ongoing legal battle over the state’s congressional maps.
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Filing for these contests along with those for other statewide offices was slated to begin Monday at noon and conclude on Dec. 17. Candidates wishing to file for other statewide offices, including numerous positions on the state’s judiciary, may still do so.
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UNC students headed to the Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History on Tuesday to cast votes for municipal elections in Chapel Hill.
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SB 824, which required people in North Carolina to present a photo ID while voting, was recently struck down because it unconstitutionally targeted Black voters. The law and the recent decision are part of a lively nationwide debate on voter ID laws.
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More than 55,000 North Carolina residents were granted the right to vote. Until they weren’t. On Sept. 3, 11 days after the Wake County Superior Court ruled to restore voting rights to North Carolina residents on felony probation or parole, the N.C. Court of Appeals overturned that decision, and the N.C. Supreme Court upheld the Court of Appeals decision Friday.
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The trial, which began April 12, raises questions about a 2018 bill that requires photo ID for voting. Plaintiffs and opponents say the bill intentionally discriminates against Black voters.
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As the election approaches, there have been concerns about racial disparities in absentee ballot deficiency rates. The North Carolina State Board of Elections reports that 3.5 percent of non-Hispanic Black voters and 2.6 percent of Hispanic voters have had their ballots deemed deficient, compared to one percent of non-Hispanic white voters. “I’m sure there are consequences of historical, systemic oppression that sort of plays into that as well in terms of just access to the ballots and familiarity with election procedures,” said Jeff Loperfido, senior counsel for voting rights at the Southern Coalition for Social Justice Voters can track the status of their mail-in ballots using BallotTrax.
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With the recent ruling on Sept. 4, around 5,000 people are newly eligible to vote.
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President Donald Trump recently said North Carolinians should test the voting system by both submitting an absentee ballot and attempting to vote in person. However, voting twice is illegal in North Carolina. In accordance with state law, attempting to vote twice or encouraging someone to do so is a Class I felony.
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A recent protest in Chatham County at a voting site raised concerns about voter intimidation at the polls.
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Last Thursday, voting rights advocates met at the Chapel Hill Public Library to discuss their opposition to voter ID and other issues.
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As the 2020 election season draws closer, debates over voter ID are rattling the N.C. Legislature.
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Orange County’s four polling stations are open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays, closing an hour early on Halloween. The stations are also open this Sunday from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Early voting ends on Nov. 1.
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