NC Board Of Elections Rejects Early Voting Site For Appalachian State University
Appalachian State University will not have a early voting site on campus for this year's general election. The state Board of Elections denied a request from Watauga County Board of Elections member...
View ArticleWill Voting Law Changes Cause Confusion?
A federal appeals Court in Charlotte heard arguments Thursday on whether or not changes to North Carolina's voting law can go into effect before the November election. The changes were passed by the...
View ArticleNC Voters Can Register Same Day They Vote During Early Voting Period, Federal...
A federal appeals court has suspended parts of North Carolina’s new voting law, saying it may disproportionately affect black voters. State lawmakers are already asking the U.S. Supreme Court to...
View ArticleMore People Vote Early Than In Last Midterm Election
More North Carolina voters cast their ballots early this year than did in the last mid-term elections, according to State Board of Elections figures released Sunday. A new election law limited the...
View ArticleChallenges To NC’s Voter ID Law Will Be Heard After 2014 Elections
A federal judge has ruled that challenges to the North Carolina law that requires voters to show identification at polling stations will not be heard until after the mid-term elections of 2014.
View ArticleNAACP: NC’s Voter ID Law Discriminates Against Hispanics And Teenagers
The North Carolina chapter of the NAACP has expanded its lawsuit against the state’s new Voter ID law to argue that it discriminates against Hispanics and to challenge its elimination of...
View ArticleNC Voters Can Register Same Day They Vote During Early Voting Period, Federal...
A federal appeals court has suspended parts of North Carolina’s new voting law, saying it may disproportionately affect black voters. State lawmakers are already asking the U.S. Supreme Court to...
View ArticleMore People Vote Early Than In Last Midterm Election
More North Carolina voters cast their ballots early this year than did in the last mid-term elections, according to State Board of Elections figures released Sunday. A new election law limited the...
View ArticleNC's Photo ID Voting Requirement May Be Challenged In Trial This July
Voting rights advocates argued in a Wake County court on Friday that a new state law requiring voters to show photo identification at polling stations is unconstitutional because it will create a...
View ArticleRep. G.K. Butterfield Of North Carolina: Criminal Justice Reform Crucial To...
In the wake of events in Ferguson, Mo., and Baltimore, Md., U.S. Rep. G.K. Butterfield (D-NC) leads the Congressional Black Caucus at a tumultuous time for race relations in the country.
View ArticleLawsuit Challenging North Carolina Voting Law On Hold
A lawsuit that challenges North Carolina's voting law is on hold after state lawmakers passed more changes to photo ID requirements. The delay in the case comes just days after the General Assembly...
View ArticleFederal Voting Trial Begins In Winston-Salem
The federal trial challenging North Carolina's new voting regulations continues Tuesday morning in Winston-Salem.Inside the courtroom yesterday were opening arguments and testimony from seven...
View ArticleFour Reasons Why The Federal Voting Trial Matters
The first week of a federal trial challenging North Carolina’s voting regulations is wrapping up in Winston-Salem. The plaintiffs - a group including the U.S. Department of Justice, the NAACP, and...
View ArticleNational Voter Registration Day Sees Push For Sign-Ups, Clarification
Volunteers hit the streets for National Voter Registration Day Tuesday, asking neighbors if their registration is current.There are 6.3 million voters registered in North Carolina. Whether they are all...
View ArticleFederal Judge Could Dismiss Or Call For A Trial For NC's Photo ID Voting...
A federal court judge in Winston-Salem is scheduled to hear arguments Friday on whether to throw out parts of three lawsuits that challenge North Carolina’s 2013 election law changes.U.S. District...
View ArticleNAACP Seeks Injunction To Block Voter ID Requirement In March Primary
The NAACP is seeking an injunction to halt the state's new voter identification law in the March primary elections.Litigation over the law was put on hold until January, after legislators amended it...
View ArticleDoctors Who Provide Abortions Will Be Required To Share Ultrasound Documentation
Almost two dozen laws will go into effect on Jan. 1, impacting issues including health, transportation and firearm ownership in North Carolina.
View ArticleWhat Do These Two Ads Say About NC’s Controversial Voting Law?
The North Carolina chapter of the NAACP complained this week that state officials are misleading voters with their educational campaign about the state’s controversial election law. The measure will...
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