Elections
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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.
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NC Republicans sue elections officials for allowing UNC’s digital ID in voting
This lawsuit, one of at least four that state and National Republicans have filed in recent weeks, seeks to block the board’s decision to allow students and employees from the University of North Carolina to use digital versions of their UNC IDs as a voter ID.
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VIDEO: In North Carolina, Liz Cheney says she will vote for Kamala Harris
Former Congresswoman Liz Cheney, one of a few Republicans who broke with Donald Trump following the Jan. 6 insurrection, made her endorsement during a recent trip to North Carolina.
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VIDEO: Six reasons North Carolina elections can be trusted
Almost half of North Carolinians have questions about whether our elections can be trusted. Share this with them.
