The U.S. Supreme Court is poised to make what could be a landmark ruling on the constitutionality of affirmative action after justices decided Monday, Jan. 24, to take up cases arising from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Harvard University.
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Gov. Roy Cooper and N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein want the state Supreme Court to throw out new statewide election maps. They’ve outlined a plan that would help the court draw new maps without legislative input.
The N.C. House committee charged with drawing new state election maps will start the formal map-drawing process Wednesday morning. Members can work on maps from 9 a.m. to as late as 5 p.m. each weekday until the process is complete.
RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper is setting the stage to have even stronger powers if he chooses to impose new COVID-19 rules, a legal scholar tells Carolina Journal.
RALEIGH — Given voting challenges amid COVID-19, what can you actually expect to know about ballot results at the close of Election Day?
RALEIGH — North Carolina’s deadline for accepting mail-in absentee ballots in this year’s election finally may be settled at the venue state conservative leaders wanted: the U.S. Supreme Court.
RALEIGH — The election lawsuit merry-go-round keeps turning, as tens of thousands of North Carolinians cast ballots at early voting sites, and legislative leaders urge the State Board of Elections to “stop this chaos.”
RUTHERFORDTON — Mayor Jimmy Dancy is helping to shape the policy positions and key issues for cities and towns across North Carolina, according to a release from the town of Rutherfordton.
RALEIGH — North Carolina has safeguards for voting by mail that other states lack. But the state also must anticipate explosive growth in mail voting, potential delays with the postal service, and a system designed for a much lower volume of mail-in ballots.
RALEIGH— The North Carolina House has passed a bill that would move even-year primary elections to early March beginning in 2020.
RALEIGH – A special session called Wednesday night by the state legislature included several measures that could limit the power of Governor-elect Roy Cooper before he takes office on Jan. 1.
FOREST CITY — Incumbent US Congressman Republican Patrick McHenry faces opposition from Democrat Andy Millard for the 10th Congressional District of North Carolina on Nov. 8. Early voting in three Rutherford County locations are ongoing until Saturday, Nov. 5.
Editor’s Note: This is the second day to publish our compilation of interviews with candidates seeking local offices.The interviews will continue through Sunday with an overall election story and the sales tax referendum story.
FOREST CITY— In the race for State House District 112, Unaffiliated Ben Edwards and Republican David Rogers are vying for the seat that was formerly held by Republican Mike Hager. Hager resigned in August and Rogers was named as the Republican representative for the race.
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