Chuck Edwards drops reelection bid after House Ethics report
U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards says he will not seek reelection after the House Ethics Committee recommended censure over conduct involving two young female staffers.
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State elections administration bill ordered enrolled
House Bill 834, a state elections administration bill, was ordered enrolled after a House concurrence vote Tuesday.
NC auditor releases county-by-county look at odd-year election costs
A new State Auditor report says North Carolina’s 2025 municipal elections cost about $8.4 million to administer across 91 counties.
State Board opens comment period on campaign finance rules
The North Carolina State Board of Elections is taking public comments through Aug. 31 on proposed campaign finance rules and amendments.
Election law bill remains active after latest House committee substitute
House Bill 958, titled “Election Law Changes,” remains active in the House and would amend several sections of North Carolina election law.
North Carolina lawmakers take up coastal rules, elections, E-Verify and juvenile law changes
North Carolina lawmakers have a full June 10 committee calendar, with coastal regulation, election timing, E-Verify, ferry oversight and juvenile law changes among the items scheduled.
State elections board issues guidance on voter drives, mailings ahead of midterms
The State Board of Elections is urging voters to verify information from registration drives and election-related mailings.
Attorney General challenges mail-in voting order, says military and absentee voters could be harmed
North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced Friday that he is challenging a presidential executive order on mail-in voting, arguing the order could interfere with how states administer elections and put some absentee ballots at risk. In the release, Jackson said the order could affect hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians who vote by mail, including active-duty military members and voters casting ballots after disasters.
Republican State Treasurer Dale Folwell announces bid for governor
In front of his hometown supporters Saturday at the Forsyth County Republican Convention, Republican State Treasurer Dale Folwell, 64, announced his intentions to seek the GOP nomination for governor in 2024.
Voters can still be persuaded
Some partisans I know insist political allegiances are so rigid that elections have become little more than turnout contests. Whichever party gets its base out wins. Persuadable swing voters used to exist in significant numbers, they concede, but are now about as hard to find as Bigfoot.
Lawmakers take N.C. congressional map dispute to U.S. Supreme Court
State legislative leaders are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to step into the legal dispute over a new congressional map for North Carolina.
Follow the money: How lawsuits are trying to drive your 2022 elections
As the Biden administration and Congress struggle with plummeting approval numbers, a battle is being waged in North Carolina and other states over who will control the drawing of congressional districts. The 2022 elections could turn the balance of power to Republicans in Congress.