The U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday it will send federal officials to monitor 28 states on Election Day, including five counties in North Carolina.
Read More »As of Monday, the Tar Heel state set a new record in early voting with over three million early votes cast for Tuesday’s general election.
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The deadline to register to vote has been extended until Wednesday in 36 eastern North Carolina counties due to disruptions from Hurricane Matthew.
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A group of voters, backed by Hillary Clinton’s campaign counsel, filed an emergency request in an N.C. federal court over the weekend to expand early voting.
Read More »The U.S. Supreme Court denied Gov. Pat McCrory's request for a stay on Wednesday, with four justices voting in opposition to the stay and four in favor.
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UNC Senior Jazlin Laboy believes she would've been able to vote for a presidential candidate in the March primary if the North Carolina voter-identification law had not been in place.
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Come election day, some North Carolina voters will submit their ballots within unconstitutional districts — following a ruling early this month by a three-judge panel.
Read More »Following a 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision that overturned North Carolina's voter I.D. law at the end of July, Gov. Pat McCrory has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to issue a stay on the decision and effectively reinstate the law in its entirety.
Read More »A three-judge federal panel struck down North Carolina’s 2011 State House and Senate redistricting map today due to its “racial gerrymanders.”
Read More »The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned North Carolina’s voter-identification law Friday, acknowledging the state’s history of racial and voting discrimination.
Read More »A federal appeals court ruled North Carolina's voter ID law violated the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment and the Voting Rights Act — writing that the state law was implemented with “racially discriminatory intent.”
Read More »When new voter-ID laws caused problems at the polls during North Carolina’s March 15 primaries, proponents of the laws argued that they had been enacted to protect against voter fraud.
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Controversial changes to state election rules — including voter ID regulations and registration procedures — were upheld Monday by a federal judge.
Read More »The U.S. Supreme Court voted unanimously Monday to uphold states' abilities to draw legislative districts based on total population.
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Thousands joined together to advocate for the expansion of voter rights in North Carolina at the 10th annual Moral March on Saturday.
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Read More »With the North Carolina presidential primary coming up, local organizations are looking for ways to ensure UNC students and faculty know how to make their vote count this year.
Read More »North Carolina’s controversial voter identification law is wrapping up its latest challenge from civil rights groups in the state — this time in a federal court.
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Tuesday night’s Voting Right’s Teach-In incorporated nine speakers, included an opportunity to register to vote and to sign a petition for an on-campus polling place, and ended on a sweet note with Ben & Jerry’s Americone Dream ice cream.
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