Voting


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‘Power Grab’: New Republican Majority on NC Supreme Court Agrees to Rehear Voter ID and Redistricting Cases Decided in December

The two Democratic justices on the court disagreed with the majority’s decision, with Justice Anita Earls writing that rehearing the redistricting decision was a “power grab” and a “radical break with 205 years of history.”

FILE - Dennis Gaddy, the co-founder of Community Success Initiative is shown at the Raleigh, N.C. office on Dec. 18, 2019. Gaddy, 62, served time behind bars and said he was unable to vote for seven years after being released from prison because he was on probation. Community Success Initiative is a plaintiff in a voting rights lawsuit that was heard Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023, by the North Carolina Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)
56,000 North Carolinians Could Lose Their Voting Rights. Here’s How.

People on parole or probation after felony convictions—or those who've yet to pay their fines after a conviction—could lose their voting rights due to a case before the North Carolina Supreme Court.

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NC Republicans Ask State Supreme Court to Throw out Recent Rulings That Prevented Partisan Gerrymandering and Voter ID Laws

The GOP’s request for total control is not altogether surprising, as the courts have repeatedly found that North Carolina Republicans have gerrymandered and disenfranchised Black voters in the state with “almost surgical precision.”

In this Wednesday, June 24, 2015 photo, Rev. William Barber speaks at Pullen Memorial Baptist Church in Raleigh, N.C.  (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
NC Civil Rights Leader Rev. Barber Wrote a Letter to Lame-Duck Democrats. Here’s What He Had To Say. 

In a letter addressing the US Senate leader, Barber said it’s time for these lawmakers to “show the people who worked tirelessly to keep them in power that they are ready to go to work for them.” 

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Quiz: What Type of Voter Are You?

Swing voter? Casual voter? Dedicated voter? Take our quiz to find out.

Cheri Beasley gives her concession speech late Tuesday night. (Michael McElroy/Cardinal & Pine)
The Best News of the Night for North Carolina Democrats

And other takeaways from a tough election (again) for the left in North Carolina. 

A bag-making station during a September voter-registration event hosted by NextGen America at UNC-Chapel Hill's campus. (Photo by Michael McElroy/Cardinal & Pine)
A Last-Minute Guide to Election Day in North Carolina

To be heard, you need to know how the microphones work. So here are some last minute things to keep in mind, courtesy of the North Carolina Board of Elections, as you vote in person on Election Day.