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Elections
Voting/Election Law Wrap Up
During the 2007 long session, legislators considered several bills pertaining to voter registration and identification laws, taxpayer-financed campaigns, and the assignment of ... Keep Reading
Far-Left Groups Behind the “Voter-Owned” Elections Movement
HB 1517, the “Voter-Owned Elections Pilot” bill, was approved by a 53-51 margin today in its second reading on the House floor. The legislation is scheduled to come up ... Keep Reading
Public Campaign Financing: All Cost, No Benefit
Should taxpayers be forced to finance the campaigns of candidates with whom they disagree? Legislation recently passed by the General Assembly says that Chapel Hill citizens will. ... Keep Reading
Ignoring North Carolina’s Popular Vote for President Raises Constitutional Questions
On May 14, the state Senate passed SB 954, sponsored by Senator Daniel Clodfelter (D-Mecklenburg) that would dilute North Carolina’s voting power in presidential elections. ... Keep Reading
“Voter-Owned” Elections: Cleaning up Campaign Financing or Limiting Free Speech?
Supporters of HB 1517 gathered in Raleigh yesterday to lobby for the “Voter-Owned Elections Act,” which would appropriate $4.58 million over the next two years to ... Keep Reading
HB 91: One-Stop Voting
Earlier this afternoon, the Senate passed an amended version of HB 91, the One-Stop Voting Act, which passed the House in March 2007. Offered by Senator Phil Berger (R-Rockingham), ... Keep Reading
An Interstate Compact to Award Presidential Electors?
By Brian Mullis Senate Bill 954, sponsored by Senator Daniel Clodfelter (D-Mecklenburg), proposes entangling North Carolina in an interstate compact that instructs the ... Keep Reading
