Elections

Top Republicans in the state Senate have filed major changes to the state’s election laws.

Wake County officials recently approved a new paper-based device that uses touch screen technology for ballot marking.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed skeptical of making a broad ruling that would leave state legislatures virtually unchecked in making rules for congressional and presidential elections.

WUNC's Rusty Jacobs observes the county canvass, the painstaking process that results in the final tally of votes

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A panel of trial judges on Monday declared unconstitutional a 1973 law that requires the “unconditional discharge of an inmate, of a probationer, or of a parolee” before their voting rights can be restored.

About 200 people turned out for "school board boot camps" hosted by the North Carolina Values Coalition to prepare them to run or support campaigns for local school board seats. Race, mask mandates and "pornographic books" were topics.

Cooper's veto on Thursday was expected, given that the measure was approved by the House and Senate on party lines favoring Republicans. The veto is unlikely to get overridden.

State law requires justices to retire at 72. Hudson turns 70 in February. Her decision was announced days before candidate filing begins. Two of the court’s seven seats will be up for election in 2022.

Cawthorn, a first-term Republican representative, said in a video posted to Twitter that he will run for reelection in North Carolina's newly redrawn 13th Congressional District.