/tags/absentee-ballot Absentee Ballot en-US Copyright Thu, 14 Nov 2024 13:53:07 GMT /politics/2024-11-14/asian-american-aapi-north-carolina-voters-2024-election Since 2020, registered Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander voters in North Carolina grew by 31% and about 72,000 voted early for the 2024 election. But Asian American organizers say many found the vote-by-mail process challenging, and that tensions have increased between parties at the polls. Thu, 14 Nov 2024 13:53:07 GMT /politics/2024-11-14/asian-american-aapi-north-carolina-voters-2024-election Eli Chen /politics/2024-11-03/north-carolina-record-early-voter-turnout North Carolina elections officials say that more than 4.2 million voters cast ballots at early in-person voting sites, with turnout in western counties hit by Hurricane Helene outpacing the rest of the state. Sun, 03 Nov 2024 18:12:53 GMT /politics/2024-11-03/north-carolina-record-early-voter-turnout Associated Press /politics/2024-09-30/absentee-ballot-meetings-western-north-carolina-helene The North Carolina State Board of Elections has altered rules around absentee ballot meetings to accommodate counties hit by Helene. Mon, 30 Sep 2024 22:18:40 GMT /politics/2024-09-30/absentee-ballot-meetings-western-north-carolina-helene Rusty Jacobs /politics/2024-09-23/absentee-voting-north-carolina The FBI is investigating what it calls a "series of suspicious mailings sent to election officials in several states," including North Carolina. Mon, 23 Sep 2024 18:21:20 GMT /politics/2024-09-23/absentee-voting-north-carolina Rusty Jacobs /politics/2024-01-18/first-absentee-ballots-of-north-carolinas-2024-primaries-to-be-mailed-out-friday Friday marks the start of early voting for the 2024 primaries in North Carolina with mail-in ballots getting sent to voters who requested them Thu, 18 Jan 2024 21:00:41 GMT /politics/2024-01-18/first-absentee-ballots-of-north-carolinas-2024-primaries-to-be-mailed-out-friday Rusty Jacobs /politics/2023-06-01/nc-republicans-propose-new-early-voting-absentee-ballot-regulations Top Republicans in the state Senate have filed major changes to the state’s election laws. Thu, 01 Jun 2023 20:58:24 GMT /politics/2023-06-01/nc-republicans-propose-new-early-voting-absentee-ballot-regulations Colin Campbell /politics/2021-12-02/gov-roy-cooper-vetoes-bill-nc-absentee-ballot-deadline Cooper's veto on Thursday was expected, given that the measure was approved by the House and Senate on party lines favoring Republicans. The veto is unlikely to get overridden. Thu, 02 Dec 2021 17:37:49 GMT /politics/2021-12-02/gov-roy-cooper-vetoes-bill-nc-absentee-ballot-deadline Associated Press /podcast/podcast-wuncpolitics/2021-07-02/disagreeing-on-what-makes-a-fair-free-secure-election Reporter Rusty Jacobs speaks with two North Carolina lawmakers about controversial GOP-backed voting legislation. Fri, 02 Jul 2021 14:00:20 GMT /podcast/podcast-wuncpolitics/2021-07-02/disagreeing-on-what-makes-a-fair-free-secure-election Rusty Jacobs /news/2021-06-21/north-carolina-ballot-probe-figure-mccrae-dowless-pleads-to-benefit-fraud A key figure in a North Carolina investigation into ballot fraud in a 2018 congressional race pleaded guilty on Monday to federal charges he unlawfully accepted Social Security benefits when concealing other money he earned. Mon, 21 Jun 2021 22:26:58 GMT /news/2021-06-21/north-carolina-ballot-probe-figure-mccrae-dowless-pleads-to-benefit-fraud Associated Press /politics/2020-10-22/gop-to-high-court-shorten-nc-absentee-deadline Updated at 7 p.m.President Donald Trump’s campaign and North Carolina’s Republican legislative leaders asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to return… Thu, 22 Oct 2020 16:40:34 GMT /politics/2020-10-22/gop-to-high-court-shorten-nc-absentee-deadline Associated Press