NC Policy Watch, the online journalism initiative of the North Carolina Justice Center, has launched the “Defending Democracy” project. This project will generate a steady drumbeat of new and original content (news stories, commentary, newsmaker interviews, expert analysis and more) related to the latest state policy developments, court decisions, research, advocacy and organizing efforts in the fight to preserve democracy in the battleground state of North Carolina.
- Editorial: Election confirms once again what voter ID laws are really aboutIn case you missed it yesterday, be sure to check out the latest lead editorial in Raleigh’s News & Observer:… Read more »
- Congresswoman-elect Deborah Ross (NC-02) looks ahead to the new Congress and the top issues confronting our nation at this challenging momentThe post Congresswoman-elect Deborah Ross (NC-02) looks ahead to the new Congress and the top issues confronting our nation at… Read more »
- University of North Carolina legal experts weigh in on President Trump’s refusal to concede the presidential electionUNC-CH Law Prof. Michael Gerhardt, Prof. Andy Hessick, and Assoc. Prof. of Political Science Sarah Treul The post University of… Read more »
- As NC counties continue counting every vote, we make sure every vote countsThe late voting rights champion Rep. John Lewis wrote in the days leading up to his death, “Democracy is not… Read more »
- Kathy Manning looks at the road ahead as she heads to CongressGreensboro attorney Kathy Manning won North Carolina’s Sixth Congressional district race last week. With President Donald Trump refusing to concede… Read more »
- Monday numbers: Where the votes stand in key North Carolina races for US Senate, Attorney General and state Supreme CourtCelebration and consternation greeted the weekend announcement that former Vice President Joe Biden had secured the electoral votes to become… Read more »
- Joe Biden wins the presidency (updated)In the culmination to one of the most rancorous campaigns and excruciating vote counts in American history, former Vice President… Read more »
- Biden elected nation’s 46th presidentPresident-elect Joe Biden speaking earlier this year in North Carolina WASHINGTON — Democrat Joe Biden’s native state of Pennsylvania on… Read more »
- With more ballots to count, official election results won’t be finalized in NC for another weekNorth Carolina elections officials on Wednesday continued to process a record 5.5 million ballots — equivalent to a voter turnout… Read more »
- NC Democrats fall short in legislative racesAbsent reform, GOP will once again control redistricting of congressional and legislative maps State Democrats failed to win enough legislative… Read more »
- Civil rights group fielding thousands of calls on its national “election protection hotline” (Updated)In a 1:00 p.m. briefing, Kristen Clarke of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law detailed several examples of… Read more »
- My Election Day motivation? Ensuring every child has the right to a sound basic public-school education.As an out of state student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, I have come to realize… Read more »
- What we’ll know Election Night about North Carolina voters’ choices“Razor-thin” margins could decide some legislative races Before the polls open on Election Day, more than 4.5 million North Carolinians… Read more »
- Miss out on early voting? Here are 10 tips to make sure Election Day goes smoothlyMore than 3.6 million North Carolinians took part in one-stop early voting during the last two weeks of October. Another… Read more »
- Monday numbers: A closer look at campaign spending, and the numbers you need to know ahead of Election DayImage: Adobe Stock Election Day finally arrives on Tuesday. And if you have turned on the television, opened your mailbox… Read more »
