North Carolina Republicans close in on enacting bill that weakens incoming Democratic governor
2 weeks, 6 days ago

North Carolina Republicans close in on enacting bill that weakens incoming Democratic governor

Live Mint  

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina legislative Republicans moved closer Monday to enacting a measure that would erode the powers of the incoming governor and other Democratic officials, and also placing on the ballot constitutional amendments that could buttress GOP voting and tax policies. Roy Cooper's veto of a bill that in part would weaken Gov.-elect Josh Stein, the next attorney general in Jeff Jackson and other Democrats also elected in November as lieutenant governor and schools superintendent. Senate Republicans proceeded later to approve in separate bills proposed amendments to the North Carolina Constitution related to photo voter identification and a cap on income taxes. One proposed referendum would, if approved by a majority of voters, amend the constitution to say all North Carolina voters must show photo identification before voting.

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North Carolina General Assembly overrides veto of bill eroding incoming Democrats powers
1 week, 5 days ago

North Carolina General Assembly overrides veto of bill eroding incoming Democrats powers

CNN  

CNN — Republicans in the North Carolina House pushed through a measure restricting the powers of the incoming governor and other Democrats, overriding outgoing Democratic Gov. In his veto message last month, Cooper called the bill a “sham” that “shuffles money from one fund to another.” Billed as disaster relief funding following massive flooding in western North Carolina caused by …

North Carolina Republicans Are At It Again
54 years, 11 months ago

North Carolina Republicans Are At It Again

Slate  

This week, North Carolina Republicans continued making moves in the halls of power to both seize authority over future elections and steal a victory for an apparently defeated Republican high-court candidate. As the votes were tallied and Democratic Justice Allison Riggs secured victory by just 722 votes this week, Republicans in the North Carolina Legislature rolled out a massive, wide-ranging …

The Voting Rights Situation in Some Swing States Is Quite Alarming
3 months ago

The Voting Rights Situation in Some Swing States Is Quite Alarming

Slate  

Ever since Donald Trump lost the 2020 election, he’s been constantly ranting about voter fraud and that election being stolen from him. The court concluded that the state Legislature passed the law “with racially discriminatory intent,” noting it came about in the “immediate aftermath of unprecedented African American voter participation in a state with a troubled history and racially polarized …

Citizens-only voting, photo ID and income tax changes could become NC amendments on 2024 ballots
6 months ago

Citizens-only voting, photo ID and income tax changes could become NC amendments on 2024 ballots

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina Senate is considering a slew of elections-related measures including three proposed constitutional amendments designed to give voters a say in the law-making process. The proposed constitutional amendments would cover citizens-only voting, voter ID laws and income taxes. Photo voter ID and income tax cap amendments — which required photo ID to vote in person …

North Carolina Republicans seek fall referendum on citizen-only voting in constitution
6 months, 2 weeks ago

North Carolina Republicans seek fall referendum on citizen-only voting in constitution

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — In a move that could boost fall turnout among conservatives, North Carolina Republican legislators advanced a proposed constitutional amendment Wednesday to make it clear that only U.S. citizens can vote in the state. And North Carolina’s current state constitution notes that voting is limited to “every person born in the United States and every person who has …

North Carolina elections board finalizes results from primary marked by new voter ID rules
8 months, 3 weeks ago

North Carolina elections board finalizes results from primary marked by new voter ID rules

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina’s primary election results from earlier this month have been made official, with a handful of key incumbents losing and a few U.S. House and statewide nominee races now headed to runoffs. The state board said Tuesday that 1,185 voters cast provisional ballots for reasons related to the voter ID requirement, from which 708 were fully …

North Carolina is among GOP states to change its voting rules. The primary will be a test
9 months, 3 weeks ago

North Carolina is among GOP states to change its voting rules. The primary will be a test

Associated Press  

GREENSBORO, N.C. — North Carolina’s Super Tuesday ballot has plenty to draw voters, with primaries for governor and president in a swing state that will be among the most closely watched in November. “In North Carolina, we’ve had an election system that has been tried and true,” said state Rep. Allen Buansi, a Democrat from Chapel Hill. Jeronica Dickenson, left, …

North Carolina’s voter ID mandate taking effect this fall is likely dress rehearsal for 2024
1 year, 1 month ago

North Carolina’s voter ID mandate taking effect this fall is likely dress rehearsal for 2024

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina’s voter photo identification law, enacted nearly five years ago by the Republican-controlled legislature but blocked by litigation, is just now getting implemented with local elections that wrap up next week. The process is going well, said Mecklenburg County elections director Michael Dickerson, “much better than I expected.” Voters within North Carolina’s second-largest county are choosing …

North Carolina Republicans put exclamation mark on pivotal annual session with redistricting maps
1 year, 1 month ago

North Carolina Republicans put exclamation mark on pivotal annual session with redistricting maps

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina General Assembly gave final approval Wednesday to new redistricting maps poised to empower the state GOP for years to come. Legislative Republicans have worked to place a “very deliberative stamp” on North Carolina since they took control in 2011, said Catawba College political science professor Michael Bitzer. The “issues that we’re seeing focused on …

North Carolina Republicans close in on new districts seeking to fortify GOP in Congress, legislature
1 year, 1 month ago

North Carolina Republicans close in on new districts seeking to fortify GOP in Congress, legislature

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Republicans closed in Tuesday on enacting new boundaries for the state’s congressional and legislative districts that aim to fortify GOP prospects both in the narrowly divided Congress and in the state General Assembly, where conservatives hope to solidify control there for the rest of the decade. And first-term Rep. Don Davis, one of the three …

North Carolina Senate advances congressional map plan that could give Republicans a 3-seat gain
1 year, 1 month ago

North Carolina Senate advances congressional map plan that could give Republicans a 3-seat gain

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — Republicans in the North Carolina Senate advanced a map proposal Monday for the state’s congressional districts starting in 2024 that could position the party to pick up at least three seats in the U.S. House next year. The Senate Redistricting and Elections Committee approved a plan for North Carolina’s 14 U.S. House seats, creating 10 districts that …

North Carolina Republicans pitch Congress maps that could help them pick up 3 or 4 seats next year
1 year, 2 months ago

North Carolina Republicans pitch Congress maps that could help them pick up 3 or 4 seats next year

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Republicans on Wednesday pitched new maps for the state’s congressional districts starting in 2024 that appear to threaten the reelection of at least three current Democratic U.S. House members. Senate redistricting committee leaders introduced two proposals that would rework the boundary lines for the state’s 14 U.S. House seats. “That’s a hard decision for the …

North Carolina Republicans enact voting changes that weaken governor’s ability to oversee elections
1 year, 2 months ago

North Carolina Republicans enact voting changes that weaken governor’s ability to oversee elections

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Republicans enacted vote-count restrictions and weakened the governor’s ability to oversee elections on Tuesday by overriding Democratic Gov. One new North Carolina law would eliminate the governor’s power to appoint the State Board of Elections and give it to legislative leaders, while the other would end a three-day grace period to receive and count absentee …

North Carolina Republicans finalize passage of an elections bill that could withstand a veto
1 year, 4 months ago

North Carolina Republicans finalize passage of an elections bill that could withstand a veto

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Republican-controlled North Carolina legislature finalized late Wednesday a far-reaching elections bill that would end a grace period for counting mailed absentee ballots, toughen same-day registration rules and empower partisan observers at polling places. Another previously vetoed provision in the bill would direct state courts to send information to election officials about potential jurors being disqualified because …

North Carolina Republicans seek to strip Democrat governor of elections board control
1 year, 6 months ago

North Carolina Republicans seek to strip Democrat governor of elections board control

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Senate Republicans filed legislation Monday to strip Gov. Roy Cooper of power to appoint State Board of Elections members, intensifying a yearslong struggle over state government powers between the GOP-led General Assembly and the Democratic governor. In a news release, Senate Minority Leader Dan Blue, a Wake County Democrat, called the bill a “power grab, …

North Carolina Democrats blast GOP elections bill, but may need help from public, courts to stop it
1 year, 6 months ago

North Carolina Democrats blast GOP elections bill, but may need help from public, courts to stop it

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Democratic lawmakers said Monday that a Republican bill containing election and ballot changes that Democratic Gov. But at some point, what we’re hoping is by bringing attention to this that people in the public — Republicans or Democrats — will look and say, ‘You know, guys, this is getting to be a bit much,’” said …

North Carolina GOP negotiations likely next to curb appointment powers of Gov. Roy Cooper
1 year, 6 months ago

North Carolina GOP negotiations likely next to curb appointment powers of Gov. Roy Cooper

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina House and Senate Republicans are likely headed to negotiations over how to retool the composition of several key state commissions controlled by Democratic Gov. Both the House proposal and a version OK’d by the Senate in April would shift the makeup of a handful of panels by giving more seats to those picked by legislators …

North Carolina gerrymander ruling gives electoral gift to GOP in Congress
1 year, 6 months ago

North Carolina gerrymander ruling gives electoral gift to GOP in Congress

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina redistricting ruling has set up a possible electoral windfall for congressional Republicans in preserving their U.S. House majority next year, declaring that judges should stay out of scrutinizing seat boundaries for partisan advantage. “The Republicans don’t have a blank check, but there’s a lot in the bank account.” While North Carolina Republicans don’t have …

How one North Carolina lawmaker's defection from the Democratic Party upended abortion protections
1 year, 7 months ago

How one North Carolina lawmaker's defection from the Democratic Party upended abortion protections

The Independent  

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N. Carolina justices could revive voter ID previously tossed
1 year, 9 months ago

N. Carolina justices could revive voter ID previously tossed

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — A photo voter identification mandate first sought over a decade ago by North Carolina Republicans could be revived after the state Supreme Court reheard on Wednesday a case that led a different combination of justices a few months ago to strike down a voter ID law. The justices agreed last month to take a second look at …

N. Carolina House Republicans talk privately on abortion
1 year, 9 months ago

N. Carolina House Republicans talk privately on abortion

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina House Republicans met privately Tuesday to discuss where they stand on additional abortion restrictions, according to the chamber’s top official. The Cleveland County Republican said that the House Republican Caucus was meeting Tuesday afternoon to “see where the consensus of the caucus is” on abortion legislation. “Those are the ranges that we’re actively discussing right …

North Carolina House votes to end pistol permit requirements
1 year, 10 months ago

North Carolina House votes to end pistol permit requirements

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — House Republicans in North Carolina voted Wednesday to toss out a longstanding requirement that handgun buyers first obtain a permit from their county sheriff, disregarding Democrats’ concerns that it could create a dangerous loophole. “Let’s not repeal it and take off that layer of protection.” Republican Rep. Keith Kidwell of Beaufort County responded that “criminals don’t get …

Lawmakers seek new court hearings on voter ID, redistricting
1 year, 11 months ago

Lawmakers seek new court hearings on voter ID, redistricting

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Republican legislative leaders announced Friday that they’re asking the state’s highest court to reconsider decisions on redistricting and voter identification. In a new legal filing, lawyers for the Republican lawmakers argued the court’s decision in a redistricting case known as Harper v. Hall wrongfully infringed on state lawmakers’ ability to determine boundaries of legislative and …

N. Carolina voter ID still void after Supreme Court ruling
2 years ago

N. Carolina voter ID still void after Supreme Court ruling

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — A 2018 law requiring photo identification to vote in North Carolina remains invalidated after a narrow majority on the state Supreme Court agreed Friday with a lower court decision that struck it down. were formulated with an impermissible intent to discriminate against African American voters in violation of the North Carolina Constitution.” One Republican legislative leader said …

Court opens door to voiding N. Carolina Voter ID amendment
2 years, 4 months ago

Court opens door to voiding N. Carolina Voter ID amendment

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina’s highest court opened the door Friday to nullifying a voter ID mandate approved by citizens in 2018 because the lawmakers who put it on the ballot were elected from districts tainted by illegal racial bias. Friday’s ruling decried that the Republican-controlled legislature proceeded with putting the constitutional amendments on the ballot despite the fact that …

Court opens door to voiding N. Carolina Voter ID amendment
2 years, 4 months ago

Court opens door to voiding N. Carolina Voter ID amendment

The Independent  

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Voter ID lawsuit to NC Supreme Court in accelerated appeal
2 years, 9 months ago

Voter ID lawsuit to NC Supreme Court in accelerated appeal

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina Supreme Court has agreed to accelerate appeals in a photo voter identification lawsuit by hearing the case without waiting for the Court of Appeals to deliberate first. The state Supreme Court didn’t say in Wednesday’s order when oral arguments would be held, but the group providing lawyers for the plaintiffs said in a news …

NC Republicans advance bill limiting mail-in ballot counting
3 years, 1 month ago

NC Republicans advance bill limiting mail-in ballot counting

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — With the legislative year nearing an end, North Carolina Republicans on Wednesday advanced a string of measures that voting rights groups fear would prevent lawfully cast ballots from being counted and discourage participation in the 2022 election. Sen. Warren Daniel, a Burke County Republican and bill sponsor, said the extra time the state offered for ballot collecting …

North Carolina sued over newly passed maps favoring GOP
3 years, 1 month ago

North Carolina sued over newly passed maps favoring GOP

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — Barely 24 hours after their passage, North Carolina’s newly drawn maps are facing another legal complaint that will likely determine how much Republicans can expand their political clout over the coming decade in a state that is slowly becoming more blue. During a virtual event on Twitter, Elias, founder of Democracy Docket, called North Carolina’s maps “a …

North Carolina judges strike down state’s voter ID law
3 years, 3 months ago

North Carolina judges strike down state’s voter ID law

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina judges struck down the state’s latest photo voter identification law on Friday, agreeing with minority voters that Republicans rammed through rules tainted by racial bias as a way to remain in power. The law “was motivated at least in part by an unconstitutional intent to target African American voters,” Superior Court Judges Michael O’Foghludha and …

NC election bills unlikely to become laws after Senate votes
3 years, 6 months ago

NC election bills unlikely to become laws after Senate votes

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Senate Republicans pushed a trio of election measures through their chamber on Wednesday, including one that would prohibit counting mail-in absentee ballots that aren’t received by local officials by Election Day. And this should help alleviate those concerns.” Senate Democrats and their allies this week called the absentee ballot bill and the other two measures …

Democrats renew call for North Carolina to pass LGBT package
3 years, 8 months ago

Democrats renew call for North Carolina to pass LGBT package

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Democratic lawmakers unveiled four bills on Tuesday they say are aimed at ensuring LGBTQ residents have greater legal protections. House and Senate Democrats also renewed calls for banning gay conversion therapy and fully repealing House Bill 2, the state’s so-called “bathroom bill” that was passed in 2016. North Carolina’s Republican-controlled legislature hasn’t previously shown much …

North Carolina kicks off mail voting as requests spike
4 years, 3 months ago

North Carolina kicks off mail voting as requests spike

Associated Press  

RALEIGH — Mail balloting in the presidential election began Friday as North Carolina started sending out more than 600,000 ballots to voters — responding to a massive spike in requests that has played out across the country as voters look for a safer way to cast ballots during the pandemic. The GOP has historically done well in North Carolina mail …

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