The ACLU is suing North Carolina to repeal the witness requirement for absentee ballots. The ACLU claims that the witness requirement does not serve “any valid governmental ... Keep Reading
Elections
Newspaper: School reopening plans highlight political split
Gov. Roy Cooper has settled on Plan B for the reopening of public schools across North Carolina. The plan effectively ends all fully in-person class attendance for most schools ... Keep Reading
NC voters will use mail ballots much less than NC elections board predicts, but will vary by county
This article was made possible by research by Carlos Massana and Katie Wooten. The NC State Board of Elections is assuming that mail voting will account for 30-40% of all ... Keep Reading
The 11th district second primary was a dry run for November. How did it go?
Polling places in the Republican 11th Congressional District second primary on June 23 were well-supplied with masks, hand sanitizer, and other safety supplies. While election ... Keep Reading
Newly enacted election law could short circuit four lawsuits
The General Assembly passed H1169, a bill designed to deal with voting during the coronavirus pandemic, with wide bipartisan majorities. The passage of H1169 will likely ... Keep Reading
The Only Safe Means of Voting is Hand-Marked Paper Ballots
This op-ed originally appeared in Real Clear Policy on June 4. Since then, problems with ballot marking devices in Georgia's June 9 primary further demonstrated the need for a ... Keep Reading
State elections board is planning for the wrong election and potentially endangering voters
The State Board of Elections is preparing for 30% to 40% rate of mail-in voting this fall. The available data indicates that the actual figure will be much lower. Significant ... Keep Reading
Bad bill watch: Redistricting bill is impractical and runs counter to NC Constitution
North Carolina’s county clusters are a unique solution to the problem of balancing two constitutional requirements for redistricting A bill to alter how county clusters are ... Keep Reading
State elections board seeks sweeping powers to disregard election law
On May 11, I noted that the State Board of Elections (SBE) was proposing to expand the emergency powers of SBE Executive Director Karen Brinson Bell and that she “may be tempted to ... Keep Reading
The General Assembly should provide election funds but also demand accountability from state elections board
The State Board of Elections is seeking up to $4.5 million from the General Assembly in order to match $22.5 million in federal grants. The General Assembly should exercise ... Keep Reading
