The news has been full of headlines like "Trump appears to encourage North Carolinians to vote twice to test the system" or "Trump encourages supporters to vote twice, which is ... Keep Reading
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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
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
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
State Board of Elections recommendations would weaken voter protections
The State Board of Elections is seeking to eliminate the witness requirement for absentee ballots, which would weaken the integrity of absentee voting. Signature matching could ... Keep Reading
Two activists: conservatives are not doing enough to reach black voters
About 90 percent of African Americans consistently vote Democratic If Republicans could garner just 14-16 percent of their vote, it would be “game over” Two activists share ... Keep Reading
Progressive’s plans to expand ballot harvesting
Ballot harvesting undermines the democratic process and leads to multiple forms of absentee ballot fraud. Ballot harvesters and their allies seek to increase absentee-by-mail ... Keep Reading
Introducing the 2020 Civitas Partisan Index
By Andy Jackson and Leah Byers The Civitas Partisan Index is a measure of the partisan leanings of North Carolina state legislative districts Court-ordered redistricting ... Keep Reading
Newspaper: Civitas continues to question status quo on education
The February issue of Capitol Connection highlights the long and growing support for school choice in North Carolina. The January school choice poll oversampled minority households ... Keep Reading
Iowa debacle is a timely warning about the need for hand-marked paper ballots in NC elections
Like a lot of political junkies, I switched on the news last Monday night to watch the Iowa caucus returns. It was 10:00 PM (Eastern Time) by the time I had tucked the kids in and ... Keep Reading
