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馃棾 Learn everything you need to know about early voting & mail-in ballots 2022 North Carolina Voter Guide
鈿栵笍 Break down statewide races, including U.S. Senate & N.C. Supreme Court
馃摎 Track potential toss-up races that we鈥檙e watching in the NC General Assembly
馃棐 Follow the congressional races we鈥檙e watching this year, plus notes on a few other races
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The N.C. Watchdog Reporting Network sought public records about redistricting from legislators and their staff. Some failed to live up to the promise of the transparency law. -
BallotTrax will allow by-mail voters to track their absentee ballot throughout the voting process, from when it鈥檚 sent by the county board of elections to when the completed ballot is received by election officials. -
A candidate challenge against Madison Cawthorn has been blocked by a Trump-appointed federal judge, but questions about his qualifications to serve 鈥� and the ripple effects of his own impolitic statements 鈥� might hurt his re-election bid. -
The State Board of Elections and county election offices accepted candidate documents and fees again on Thursday morning. That came mere hours after the state Supreme Court refused appeals of those seeking to delay the use of some redistricting maps that a panel of trial judges had endorsed on Wednesday. -
The justices declined any delay Wednesday night despite a flurry of appeals from Republican lawmakers and from voters and advocacy groups. The Supreme Court's decision means the primary is still on for May 17. -
Republicans who run the legislature unveiled on Wednesday new congressional and legislative plans that will be approved in some form by a Friday deadline set by the state Supreme Court. Justices this month struck down maps enacted in November, declaring them partisan gerrymanders that violated the state constitution. -
The primary date remains May 17. The Supreme Court already delayed the primary once last month to let redistricting lawsuits be heard. A veto override seems unlikely since Republican majorities aren鈥檛 veto-proof. -
He made the announcement Thursday at a event with supporters in Greensboro. Walker got in the race nearly 14 months ago, but he鈥檚 fallen behind top rivals Ted Budd and Pat McCrory in fundraising, and Budd got former President Donald Trump鈥檚 endorsement for the seat. -
GOP leaders on Monday announced plans for the General Assembly to vote Wednesday on a bill that would push the May 17 primary to June 7. They say they are worried about the timing to redraw legislative or congressional districts should the Supreme Court soon strike down lines. -
Cooper appointed Beasley to the top spot on the state Supreme Court in 2019, making her the first Black female chief justice in North Carolina history. She's been in private practice since narrowly losing an election to the post the next year. Cooper says Beasley has what it takes to win the Senate spot this fall.
