Elections & Public Integrity
Elections & Public Integrity
We advocate for election and government integrity, investigate possible violations of election laws, and track threats to government integrity and to civilized public debate.
Elections & Public Integrity
Poll: North Carolinians Support Citizen-Only Voting in a Landslide
I noted last week why the North Carolina General Assembly should let a citizen-only voting constitutional amendment come up for a vote of the people: The state constitution should be…
Research Brief
Elections & Public Integrity
The North Carolina Constitution Should Limit Voting Rights to Citizens
Only U.S. citizens should be allowed to vote in North Carolina elections. North Carolina’s current protection of citizen-only voting is inadequate. We should add a citizen-only voting amendment to the…
Research Brief
Elections & Public Integrity
Anti-Gerrymandering Measure Belongs in the North Carolina Constitution
Minimizing the number of split counties limits gerrymandering. The court-imposed Stephenson process restricts the number of county splits. The Stephenson process should be added to the North Carolina Constitution.
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What are the rules for North Carolina’s Runoff Elections?
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…
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Latest Allegations Are Part of a Sordid History of Vote Buying in North Carolina
A court filing has revealed serious allegations of vote buying in a county commissioner race in the March 5 primary. While shocking, vote buying is hardly new in North Carolina.…
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Elections Board Violates Own Best Practices in Early Voting Shift
County boards of elections normally have until midsummer to select early voting sites for the November election and submit their lists to the North Carolina State Board of Elections (SBE).…
Research Brief
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A “Stephenson Process” for Congressional Districts Can Limit Gerrymandering
Congressional districts should be about the communities they represent, not statewide political considerations, and not splitting counties when redistricting keeps communities whole. It is possible to use county groupings when…
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Election Reforms Have a Mostly Smooth Debut
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…
Research Brief
Elections & Public Integrity
How Many Early Voting Days Would Be Best?
Reducing the number of early voting days may be debated in this year’s General Assembly session. Reducing early voting days would likely have little effect on turnout. A possible compromise…
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The Cost per Vote of North Carolina’s Statewide Primary Elections
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…
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Introducing the 2024 Civitas Partisan Index
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…
Elections & Public Integrity
Rowan County Early Voting Site Left Unlocked
A concerned citizen forwarded an email to me earlier this week reporting that the Rowan County Board of Elections (BOE) office in Salisbury was left unlocked on the morning of…