Elections
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Hurricane Helene will not hamper early voting, election officials say
Nearly all the scheduled early voting sites will open in the worst hit areas of western North Carolina, Board of Elections executive director Karen Brinson Bell said on Tuesday. “The people of western North Carolina will vote.”
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In Greenville, Harris vows to work for all Americans and warns of a ‘Trump with no guardrails’
Harris mixed warnings about Trump’s ‘full-on assault’ on freedom with a pledge to work for all Americans, including by providing $25,000 in assistance for first-time home buyers and having Medicare cover the long term costs of in-home care for seniors. Before the Kamala Harris rally in Greenville on Sunday, Chanelle Pickens stood next to her…
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They cast doubt on the 2020 election results. Now they’re on your 2024 ballot.
Since the 2020 presidential election, Donald Trump has repeatedly lied that the election was stolen and cast doubt on the outcome. Here are some prominent North Carolinians who echoed that lie.
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County election officials given room to adjust voting measures to account for Helene’s destruction
The state elections board passed a resolution providing needed flexibility in 13 hard-hit counties, and promising a “robust” and “secure” election.
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NC election officials vow to ensure voters can cast their ballot amid Helene’s devastation
The North Carolina Board of Elections created a webpage – NCSBE.gov/Helene – where they have vowed to put all relevant Helene-election information, including much of what you are about to read here.
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NC Court of Appeals halts use of UNC digital IDs for voting in November election
In a last-minute ruling, the NC Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Republicans who argued that state law allowed only physical copies of the ID to be used to vote.
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Voting rights group seeks to increase turnout among Black voters in North Carolina.
Turnout in eastern North Carolina could be critical to the outcome of the presidential election and other races on the ballot. All Americans Vote is in the process of registering thousands of voters in the area, many of whom are voting for the first time.
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7 photo IDs that will allow you to vote in North Carolina if you don’t have a driver’s license
Yes, you need a photo ID to vote in North Carolina. No, it doesn’t have to be a driver’s license or passport—and it’s easier than you might think to have your vote counted.
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You need to move fast if you want to vote by mail in North Carolina
The official state deadline to request an absentee ballot is Oct. 29, but in reality that is cutting it too close. All ballots must be returned by 7:30 p.m. on Election Day (Nov. 5) in order to count.
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Wake County court rejects GOP attempt to block UNC mobile IDs for voting
With their lawsuit denied, Republicans failed to block UNC students from using Mobile One Cards as legal voter IDs to be used at the polls.
