NC Lawmakers Have Yet To Testify In The Federal Voting Trial, And They Don't...
Fierce testimony from experts and disenfranchised voters has been delivered in a Winston-Salem courtroom during the first two weeks of a federal trial challenging North Carolina's controversial new...
View ArticleHow NC Officials (And Voting Advocates) Are Educating People On The New Voter...
A federal judge in Winston-Salem began hearing arguments Monday in a case challenging North Carolina’s new voting law. It is the second time U.S. District Judge Thomas Schroeder has presided over a...
View ArticleFederal Appeals Court Hears Arguments Over NC's Controversial Voting Law
A panel of federal judges heard arguments Tuesday over North Carolina’s controversial voting law at the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia.
View ArticleCourt Challenges To NC Laws
North Carolina’s so-called bathroom bill, House Bill 2, was challenged in court Monday. U.S. district judge Thomas Schroeder heard arguments on a temporary injunction motion. He did not make a ruling...
View ArticleLocal Elections Boards Consider How To Reinstate Early Voting
Local elections boards are raising questions about how to restore the early voting period after a court ruling struck down North Carolina's newest elections law.
View ArticleEarly Voting Changes
A federal court ruling created uncertainty in North Carolina's election process when it overturned the state's controversial voting regulations. The law would have required photo identification,...
View ArticleNorth Carolina Voting Advocates Call For Expanded Early Voting Hours
County boards of election are racing to meet an August 19th deadline to put together new early voting plans. The 10-day early voting schedule adopted earlier this year had to be scrapped when a federal...
View ArticleBoard Of Elections Decides On Early Voting
The North Carolina State Board of Elections makes final decisions on early voting schedules where the local boards couldn't come to an agreement. Leaders on both sides of the aisle weighed in. Will the...
View ArticleWith The End Of Voter ID Law, Preregistration Makes A Come-Back
One of the lesser known provisions of the sweeping 2013 voter ID law ended voter preregistration for 16 and 17-year-olds. Now that the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has struck down those 2013...
View ArticleSharpsburg: A Case Study In Voter Disenfranchisement
Last November, some voters in the small Eastern North Carolina town of Sharpsburg showed up to the polls but were unable to cast ballots. Due to a technical error, the Wilson County Board of Elections...
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