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2024 ELECTIONS

What’s with all the still uncounted provisional ballots in NC in 2024?

As part of North Carolina's thorough election canvassing process, county boards of elections are still researching provisional ballots to see whether they should be counted, a process that could still affect close contests like the state Supreme Court race between Justice Allison Riggs and Jefferson Griffin, who are separated by fewer than 8,000 votes.

2024 ELECTIONS - Cardinal & Pine
2024 ELECTIONS - Cardinal & Pine

Could NC enact more abortion restrictions in 2025?

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Republicans no longer have a supermajority in the NC House, but they need only one Democrat to join them, or to simply miss a vote, to still be able to override a veto from Josh Stein. And while Republican leaders have suggested they don't expect a push for further restrictions in 2025, Democrats say they've heard that before.
2024 ELECTIONS - Cardinal & Pine

OPINION: Thom Tillis needs to show courage and reject some of Trump’s cabinet nominees

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Donald Trump nominated Kash Patel, a conspiracy theorist who has promised to use the FBI to pursue Trump's political opponents, as FBI director. It is a nomination that epitomizes far-right extremism, write Scott Peoples, a former Army veteran and member of the national group Veterans for Responsible Leadership.
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‘We shouldn’t be here’: Effort to throw out votes in NC Supreme Court race threatens election integrity, Riggs says

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Justice Allison Riggs sat down with Cardinal & Pine this week to discuss her opponent’s challenges to 60,000 votes.
2024 ELECTIONS - Cardinal & Pine

Griffin’s attempt to invalidate 60,000 votes in NC Supreme Court Race ‘simply cannot be tolerated,’ elections official says

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Most of the challenges are of voters whose driver’s license or partial social security number information aren’t included in a state registration database. But there are many reasons that those details could be missing from the database, and the vast majority of voters disenfranchised by such a culling would be lawfully registered voters.
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Recount confirms Riggs victory in NC Supreme Court Race, as focus shifts to 60,000 challenged ballots

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The North Carolina State Board of Elections will hold a hearing on Wednesday to consider challenges to more than 60,000 votes the losing candidate Jefferson Griffin says should not have been counted. Most of those challenges are of voters who are missing some registration information, but there are many valid reasons those details could be missing, and the vast majority of voters disenfranchised by such a culling would be lawfully registered voters.