Touchscreen voting is bad for elections and the State Board of Elections has failed NC voters by allowing their use The NAACP has sued the State Board of Elections and several ... Keep Reading
Two activists: conservatives are not doing enough to reach black voters
About 90 percent of African Americans consistently vote Democratic If Republicans could garner just 14-16 percent of their vote, it would be “game over” Two activists share ... Keep Reading
Progressive’s plans to expand ballot harvesting
Ballot harvesting undermines the democratic process and leads to multiple forms of absentee ballot fraud. Ballot harvesters and their allies seek to increase absentee-by-mail ... Keep Reading
Elections policy in the time of coronavirus
Public health and fiscal prudence dictates holding the 11th Congressional District special election in November. Given how much we don’t know about the coronavirus outbreak, it ... Keep Reading
Holding elections boards accountable is crucial to keeping elections clean
Incompetence or malfeasance by county or precinct election officials must be exposed to maintain the integrity of our elections The State Board of Elections must be held ... Keep Reading
On redistricting reform ‘who’ is less important than ‘what’
A simple focus on “who draws the maps” does not produce good redistricting reform North Carolina already has in place most of the rules needed to stop gerrymandering A ... Keep Reading
Voter ID: A commonsense solution to a real problem
Problems with voter registration lists make our elections vulnerable to fraud Voting fraud is under-detected, under-reported, and under-prosecuted Voter ID will help protect ... Keep Reading
North Carolina voter registration changes over the past four years: a little more Republican and a little more divided
Over the past four years, the number of registered Republicans increased by a little over 100,000, while the number of registered Democrats decreased by a little over 100,000 ... Keep Reading
Voter ID should be reinstated in time for the general election
S. District Court Judge Loretta Biggs issued a preliminary injunction against North Carolina’s voter ID law based on an unreasonable standard. Attorney General Josh Stein will ... Keep Reading
The N&O’s fantasy of nonpartisan redistricting
A recent News & Observer editorial claims that "the numbers are irrelevant" when judging redistricting, but the heart of recent lawsuits over redistricting was an attempt the ... Keep Reading
