Elections

Six redistricting reform proposals have been proposed in the NC General Assembly Most of the bills adhere reasonably well to substantive principles of redistricting reform ... Keep Reading

Behind a veil of impartiality, Common Cause is seeking to get more NC legislative districts changed to favor Democrats. Examining one of the sets of districts Common Caused ... Keep Reading

The cover story for the September issue of Capitol Connection focuses on what is shaping up to be a raucous election in 2020. North Carolina is ground zero for a competitive ... Keep Reading

After the Common Cause v. Lewis ruling, legislators are talking about passing redistricting reform. Substantive principles that should guide any reform include maintaining ... Keep Reading

After a slow start, NC legislators are progressing on drawing new district maps per a court order Just under half of Senate and House districts need to be redrawn Tensions ... Keep Reading

I was not shocked that the state, at least per capita, leads the nation in homeschooling. I've heard that before. What was a little shocking is that North Carolina is so far out in ... Keep Reading

Evidence shows that the Bladen County Improvement Association paid people who engaged in ballot harvesting   A pattern of mass absentee ballot requests and mass absentee ... Keep Reading

Who is Lola Wooten and why was Dan McCready’s lawyer trying to obscure her?   An attorney for Dan McCready, Marc Elias, attempted to raise doubts about there being any ... Keep Reading

Electronic touchscreen voting systems are vulnerable to malfunction and hacking North Carolina has had its own problems with touchscreen voting systems, causing thousands of ... Keep Reading

While there are a couple of bipartisan redistricting bills being considered in the General Assembly, leftist groups are pushing a more extreme bill The proposed constitutional ... Keep Reading