The recent injection of campaign finance law changes into the HB237 conference report has garnered massive attention from both the media and the public. Many of them are unfamiliar with…
Below is my prepared public comment before the North Carolina Senate Redistricting and Elections Committee Committee on June 20, 2024, in support of Senate Bill 630 “Constitutional Amendment/Citizens-Only Voting”. “I…
The North Carolina Legislature presented the conference report on its masking bill, HB237. While the bill had garnered some controversy over its broad language banning masks, a recent conference report…
Early voting for North Carolina’s second primary (commonly referred to as runoffs) begins Thursday, April 25th. All 100 counties will be involved in this year’s second primary due to the…
I’ve recently written about the financial reports of North Carolina’s statewide candidates and how much each spent in this year’s primary election. The database for the statewide candidates can be…
The General Assembly passed Senate Bill 747 over Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto last October. It delivered a host of election reforms, many of which the John Locke Foundation had advocated…
While the voter history file has yet to be updated for this year’s primary election, many political analysts and reporters have been looking to pull what information we can about…
With the ballot for the North Carolina General Assembly set, this is a good time to get a lay of the electoral landscape ahead of the general elections. With that…
North Carolina has started its final week of early voting, and with it, we should see a substantial increase in the number of ballots being accepted. This pattern is typically…
Recently, retired North Carolina Supreme Court justice and 2022 redistricting special master Bob Orr filed a lawsuit challenging the redrawn congressional and state legislative maps based on “fairness.” My colleague…
The State Board of Elections and the Rockingham County Board of Elections allowed controversial Republican Joseph Gibson III on the ballot for House District 65. Candidates for office must fill…
Filing for the 2024 election has officially closed as of noon on December 15th. With it, we know which legislative seats will be contested and who is running for what…