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
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Restricting online political speech is still a bad idea
Back in the early summer, it appeared that House Bill 700, a bill designed to restrict political speech on the Internet, was going to advance in the General Assembly. At the time, ... Keep Reading
Left smells blood, wants to kill bipartisan redistricting reform proposal
There have been a host of redistricting reform proposals submitted in the General Assembly this session. While most are remarkably bad bills that have only narrow partisan support, ... Keep Reading
Modified anti-ballot harvesting bill moving in NC House
If we learned nothing else from the much-too-short hearing on alleged absentee ballot fraud in Bladen County during the 2018 election, it is that North Carolina desperately needs ... Keep Reading
Bad bill watch: The Left is pushing an extreme redistricting bill
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
Digital electioneering bill is dead, but it is not buried
We at Civitas have written several times over the past few weeks about H 700, a bill that would add restrictions on online political speech. I noted last week that the bill ... Keep Reading
Should NC courts continue to withhold lists of potentially ineligible voters from election officials?
If one government institution has information that can help another government institution do its job more efficiently without jeopardizing the first institution's mission, would ... Keep Reading
Repealing literacy test would change nothing but it is still a good idea
North Carolina has a literacy test for voting enshrined in its constitution. The General Assembly should put a constitutional amendment to repeal it on the ballot as soon as ... Keep Reading
Bill would give ballot harvesters more ballots to harvest
After the events that led to the NC State Board of Elections ordering a new election in the 9th Congressional District, you would think that the legislature would seriously address ... Keep Reading
Adjustments to voter ID law a flawed fix
When the General Assembly approved an ID in December that provided for a wide range of acceptable forms of identification to be used for voting, I would not have expected to see ... Keep Reading
