As a federal appeals court heard arguments Thursday on whether North Carolina’s voting law will impact the midterm elections, the state’s Board of Elections investigated potential voter registration fraud.
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North Carolina’s contentious voting law will be back in court next Thursday for a hearing that could determine whether it will impact the midterm elections.
Read More »A final push to save Appalachian State University’s on-campus early voting site was denied at the end of August — ensuring students will have to make a 20-minute trek to an off-campus site during November’s midterm elections.
Read More »A shorter early voting period and the elimination of same-day voter registration are two parts of North Carolina’s year-old voting law slated to impact November’s elections.
Read More »The lack of a microphone was only the first time someone complained about not being heard at the Orange County Board of Elections meeting on Tuesday.
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Voter turnout has increased since the last non-presidential election, but state advocacy groups want November’s general election to be exempt from voting restrictions passed last year.
Read More »Students who live in dorms will have to take an extra step to find out the information needed to cast an absentee ballot for the May 6 primary election.
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Mark another deadline on your calendars — voter registration ends on Friday.
Read More »Voters across the country should not have to wait more than 30 minutes to cast their ballot, a bipartisan commission appointed by President Barack Obama recommended this month.
Read More »A bill introduced in Congress earlier this month would redefine which states need federal preapproval of their voting laws, excluding North Carolina from the list.
Read More »New voter identification requirements are sowing legal challenges not just in North Carolina, but beyond its borders — with Texas bracing to become a fresh legal battleground.
Read More »Student voters may find themselves searching for a new voting site next year. The reduced level of early voting at Rams Head Dining Hall has made the Orange County Board of Elections reconsider using the location in future elections.
Read More »The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against North Carolina on Monday challenging the state’s voting law on the basis of discriminatory intent and joining state lawsuits by the N.C. NAACP and the American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina.
Read More »Students at Appalachian State University will soon be bringing their ballots to a bring-your-own-beer nightclub on campus.
Read More »GREENVILLE — Student leaders from across the state might have disagreed on rhetoric, but ultimately found middle ground in response to new voting policies in North Carolina this weekend.
Read More »A flurry of voting law proposals bundled into one large bill at the N.C. General Assembly could cost the state extra money and increase wait times for voters, according to election officials.
Read More »Voters heading to the polls next November might be forced to take a closer look at their ballots if an N.C. General Assembly bill becomes law.
Read More »More than 60,000 young voters will be eligible to vote for the first time in this fall’s election — thanks to an N.C. law that requires voter registration drives at high schools in the state.
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Local and state Democratic candidates stole the spotlight from the presidential campaign at a rally Saturday.
Read More »The results of November’s gubernatorial election could prompt North Carolina to join 11 other states in requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls.
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