/tags/elections Elections en-US Copyright Tue, 24 Dec 2024 15:28:34 GMT /politics/2024-12-24/roy-cooper-josh-stein-phil-berger-tim-moore-court-fight-republican-power-grab Democrat Josh Stein has already sued to block legislative Republicans from taking away his powers Tue, 24 Dec 2024 15:28:34 GMT /politics/2024-12-24/roy-cooper-josh-stein-phil-berger-tim-moore-court-fight-republican-power-grab Rusty Jacobs /politics/2024-06-28/judges-dismiss-north-carolina-redistricting-lawsuit North Carolina trial judges have dismissed a lawsuit challenging redrawn legislative and congressional district lines on the argument that they run afoul of an indirect constitutional right to "fair elections." The judges wrote this week that a recent affirmation by the state Supreme Court that redistricting policy decisions are left to the General Assembly still applies. Fri, 28 Jun 2024 22:14:48 GMT /politics/2024-06-28/judges-dismiss-north-carolina-redistricting-lawsuit Associated Press /politics/2024-06-27/rfk-jr-cornel-west-nort-carolina-ballot-2024-election A divided North Carolina election board has blocked for now the official party recognition of political groups that collected signatures and want Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Cornel West on this fall’s presidential ballot. Thu, 27 Jun 2024 13:58:41 GMT /politics/2024-06-27/rfk-jr-cornel-west-nort-carolina-ballot-2024-election Associated Press /show/due-south/2024-02-27/how-white-supremacists-briefly-overthrew-louisianas-state-legislature-150-years-ago The start of the end of Reconstruction in the South happened during the 1874 election season. That’s what an author argues in a deeply-researched new book “Sheridan's Secret Mission: How the South Won the War After the Civil War.” It includes the story of a Union General who helped stop a group of white men attempting to overthrow the fairly elected Louisiana state government when the new legislators were to be installed in January 1875. Tue, 27 Feb 2024 15:05:21 GMT /show/due-south/2024-02-27/how-white-supremacists-briefly-overthrew-louisianas-state-legislature-150-years-ago Jeff Tiberii /politics/2023-12-17/josh-stein-mike-morgan-mark-robinson-dale-folwell-bill-graham-filing-deadline-election-north-carolina Scores of candidates filed for nearly a dozen high-profile elected positions in North Carolina where the incumbents aren't running in 2024 because of redistricting, retirements or term limits. Sun, 17 Dec 2023 16:53:58 GMT /politics/2023-12-17/josh-stein-mike-morgan-mark-robinson-dale-folwell-bill-graham-filing-deadline-election-north-carolina Associated Press /politics/2023-11-08/2023-north-carolina-election-results-durham-chapel-hill Durham and Chapel Hill are among the North Carolina cities and towns with new mayors after Tuesday's election. Wed, 08 Nov 2023 14:03:56 GMT /politics/2023-11-08/2023-north-carolina-election-results-durham-chapel-hill Mitchell Northam, Bradley George /show/due-south/2023-11-07/whqrs-community-agenda-addresses-voters-directly For 2023 municipal elections, WHQR's Kelly Kenoyer asked Wilmington citizens what issues they think City Council should focus on. Tue, 07 Nov 2023 15:00:53 GMT /show/due-south/2023-11-07/whqrs-community-agenda-addresses-voters-directly Jeff Tiberii, Cole del Charco /politics/2023-10-03/north-carolina-alliance-retired-americans-lawsuit-block-30-day-voter-residency-requirement A federal lawsuit has been filed by a union-affiliated group that challenges North Carolina laws requiring citizens to reside in the state and within a precinct at least 30 days before an election date to be eligible to vote. Tue, 03 Oct 2023 19:59:33 GMT /politics/2023-10-03/north-carolina-alliance-retired-americans-lawsuit-block-30-day-voter-residency-requirement Associated Press /politics/2023-09-11/republican-state-lawmakers-public-access-confidential-voting-records A GOP-sponsored bill in the North Carolina General Assembly would make it easier for election conspiracy theorists to obtain confidential voting records. Mon, 11 Sep 2023 22:07:21 GMT /politics/2023-09-11/republican-state-lawmakers-public-access-confidential-voting-records Rusty Jacobs /politics/2023-08-24/north-carolina-governor-vetoes-election-bill-sparking-override-showdown-with-gop-supermajority North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed a sweeping Republican elections bill that would end a grace period for voting by mail and make new allowances for partisan poll observers. Thu, 24 Aug 2023 19:43:00 GMT /politics/2023-08-24/north-carolina-governor-vetoes-election-bill-sparking-override-showdown-with-gop-supermajority Associated Press