Elections

Travis Fain, WRAL — Sen. Ben Clark, D-Hoke, won’t seek re-election next year, he confirmed Monday evening. Clark, who represents all of Hoke County and part of Cumberland County in the Senate, …
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Travis Fain, WRAL — In a 2-1 decision Friday, a panel of North Carolina judges struck down the state’s voter ID law, saying Republican lawmakers who passed it were motivated …
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Matthew Burns, WRAL — Rep. Verla Insko, D-Orange, one of the longest-serving members of the General Assembly, said Wednesday that she won’t run for re-election next year. Insko is …
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Travis Fain, WRAL – People who have finished felony prison sentences, but are still on probation or parole, should be able to vote in North Carolina, a panel of state …
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Travis Fain, WRAL — Wake County school board elections would get reshuffled under legislation moving at the statehouse, staggering things so the whole board isn’t up for re-election at once. It …
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Travis Fain, WRAL — Former state Rep. David Lewis got two years on supervised release and a $1,000 fine, but no prison time, from a federal judge Tuesday for using …
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Jordan Wilkie, Carolina Public Press – This fall, North Carolina will pilot a new kind of post election audit, the gold-standard method to ensure the candidate declared the winner in …
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Travis Fain, WRAL — Money, it has been said, is a lousy means of keeping score. We do it anyway, and in politics, it signals viability. So below, you’ll find candidate fundraising totals …
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Laura Leslie, WRAL — Some state lawmakers want to inspect the workings of voting machines in North Carolina, arguing that elections officials are trying to hide something from them. The group …
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Matthew Burns, WRAL — The state Senate approved a series of changes to North Carolina election laws on Wednesday, including moving up the deadline for mailed absentee ballots to be …
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