All 100 North Carolina counties have completed the statewide recount in the North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice contest. After the machine recount, Republican Paul Newby leads Democrat Cheri Beasley by 401 votes out of nearly 5.4 million cast in that race. “The recount showed minor differences from canvassed vote totals, but did not change the outcome of the contest,” said Karen Brinson Bell, executive director of the State Board of Elections.
On Wednesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit reversed a lower-court decision to enjoin North Carolina’s voter ID law and constitutional amendment. "Now that a federal appeals court has approved North Carolina's voter ID law and constitutional amendment, they must be implemented for the next election cycle in our state," NC House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) said.
On Wednesday State Auditor Beth Wood released the results of a performance audit at the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (DPI). The audit was of Coronavirus Relief Funds allocated to the DPI from the 2020 COVID-19 Recover Act. The objectives were to ensure that Coronavirus Relief Funds were spent in accordance with the 2020 COVID-19 Recovery Act and subsequent amendments as well as that the programs that received Coronavirus Relief Funds accomplished their intended purpose.
The 2022 election starts with Greensboro Congressman Mark Walker throwing his hat in the ring to seek the seat held now by Sen. Richard Burr. Walker shared his announcement in a video with Fox News.
Raleigh, N.C. – Monday afternoon, the N.C. Senate Republican Caucus held its internal leadership election. The winner of each position earned a unanimous vote. Here are the results:
Service The State Board of Elections made it official. But not without a bit of controversy. The board certified results of the 2020 election during a virtual meeting Tuesday, Nov. 24. More than 5.5 million North Carolinians cast ballots. All three Democratic members and Republican Stacy “Four” Eggers voted…
BOLIVIA, N.C. – National Association of Counties (NACo) President Gary Moore recently announced the formation of a broadband task force comprised of nearly three dozen county government officials from across America, including Brunswick County Commissioner Frank Williams, who also serves as President-Elect of the N.C. Association of County Commissioners (NCACC). The task force will…
RALEIGH – The N.C . Governor’s Highway Safety Program is reminding drivers this Thanksgiving week about their responsibility to buckle up when behind the wheel. https://youtu.be/c0zC90Y_hrQ Law enforcement will be out patrolling North Carolina roads as part of the Thanksgivi
Former Congressman and current White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows told The News & Observer that he does not plan to run for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Senator Richard Burr in 2022. Burr has publicly stated that he does not plan to seek re-election. Lara Trump, a Ne
Multiple media outlets are reporting that Lara Trump, a New Hanover County native and daughter-in-law of President Donald Trump, is eyeing a potential run for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Senator Richard Burr. Burr has publicly stated that he does not plan to seek re-election in 2022.
RALEIGH – North Carolinians were generous in their giving to charities and nonprofits in the past year, and a record high percentage of their donations went to charities’ programs, according to a report released today by the NC Secretary of State’s Office. The just released 2019-2020 North Ca
by Kari Travis, Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — Democratic judicial candidate Tim Gunther is disqualified from election after admitting to the Wake County Board of Elections he violated state law. But a remedy — which can’t be decided by the Wake board — hasn’t yet been prescribe
