2020 has been a tough year for North Carolina public schools. Gov. Roy Cooper’s response to the Coronavirus has closed many public schools or morphed them into virtual learning ... Keep Reading
2020 elections
In North Carolina, bad ideas have electoral consequences
In politics, at some point, you have to have ideas that appeal to the voting public. That lesson was taught to devastating effect on Election Day in North Carolina. On the ... Keep Reading
North Carolina embraces a conservative agenda again
While national politics may take a leftward tilt, conservatism in North Carolina is on the ascent. One surprise from the election that points to a desire for more conservative ... Keep Reading
Why you should fill out your entire ballot
Former president Calvin Coolidge once noted that if Americans first thought of the federal government when they think of the term “government,” that it would harm the fabric of our ... Keep Reading
How to vote absentee-by-mail while protecting your vote from fraud
While the danger of absentee ballot fraud is real, you can protect your vote Be careful of absentee ballot request forms sent from political organizations Avoid having people ... Keep Reading
June 23 primary incident exposes another problem with touchscreen voting machines
As part of my observation of the June 23 11th Congressional District Republican second primary, I observed how voting using touchscreen systems was conducted. Jackson County, in ... Keep Reading
Note to the Daily Beast: more mail votes ≠ more votes
The Daily Beast's Eleanor Clift came out with a piece today on absentee ballot requests in North Carolina. While most of the piece is ensconced behind a paywall, you can get the ... Keep Reading
State elections board Executive Director’s emergency order on voting sites is not discriminatory
North Carolina State Board of Elections (SBE) Executive Director Karen Brinson Bell issue an emergency order for the November general election on July 17 during the Friday ... 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
