/tags/nc-gop NC GOP en-US Copyright Mon, 17 Mar 2025 16:46:28 GMT /politics/2025-03-17/why-north-carolina-judicial-races-partisan-high-court-questions A Democratic lawmaker wants judicial elections in North Carolina determined by nonpartisan contests. Mon, 17 Mar 2025 16:46:28 GMT /politics/2025-03-17/why-north-carolina-judicial-races-partisan-high-court-questions Rusty Jacobs /politics/2025-03-14/north-carolina-asheville-gop-town-hall-trump A town hall held by Rep. Chuck Edwards in Asheville, North Carolina, got rowdy as attendees asked a barrage of scathing questions about policies rolled out under President Donald Trump's administration. Fri, 14 Mar 2025 17:51:54 GMT /politics/2025-03-14/north-carolina-asheville-gop-town-hall-trump Associated Press /politics/2025-02-12/nc-counties-accept-dead-voters-ballots-carolina-public Are ballots valid if voters die before Election Day? The state seems to say no. That hasn’t stopped some officials from counting them anyway. Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:42:27 GMT /politics/2025-02-12/nc-counties-accept-dead-voters-ballots-carolina-public Sarah Michels | Carolina Public Press /news/2025-02-05/military-veterans-state-legislature-griffin-concede Democratic state lawmakers who served in the military demanded that Republican state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin abandon his attempt to invalidate thousands of ballots, including ones cast by military and overseas voters. Wed, 05 Feb 2025 21:50:08 GMT /news/2025-02-05/military-veterans-state-legislature-griffin-concede Rusty Jacobs /politics/2025-01-30/gop-judge-donor-jefferson-griffin-nc-supreme-court Contributors to Jefferson Griffin's legal expense fund include a judge on the North Carolina Court of Appeals, which could end up handling Griffin's lawsuit to invalidate more than 65,000 ballots in his state Supreme Court race. Thu, 30 Jan 2025 14:59:02 GMT /politics/2025-01-30/gop-judge-donor-jefferson-griffin-nc-supreme-court Rusty Jacobs /politics/2025-01-22/north-carolina-supreme-court-seat-last-uncertified-race The N.C. Supreme Court is weighing whether to toss out more than 60,000 ballots cast in the race for a seat on that tribunal. That race is the last uncertified statewide contest in the nation. Wed, 22 Jan 2025 18:58:26 GMT /politics/2025-01-22/north-carolina-supreme-court-seat-last-uncertified-race Rusty Jacobs /politics/2025-01-14/nc-supreme-court-seat-gop-power-grab-democrats While a Republican judicial candidate fights in state and federal courts to invalidate more than 60,000 ballots in his race for a state Supreme Court seat, GOP state lawmakers are in court defending a law that would shift authority over elections in North Carolina from the Democratic governor's office to the GOP state auditor. Tue, 14 Jan 2025 16:57:04 GMT /politics/2025-01-14/nc-supreme-court-seat-gop-power-grab-democrats Rusty Jacobs /politics/2025-01-13/north-carolina-supreme-court-race-national-attention The chairman of the Democratic National Committee joined North Carolina's former governor and head of the state's Democratic Party to denounce a Republican candidate's attempts to invalidate more than 60,000 ballots in a tight state Supreme Court race. Mon, 13 Jan 2025 22:16:09 GMT /politics/2025-01-13/north-carolina-supreme-court-race-national-attention Rusty Jacobs /politics/2025-01-06/last-north-carolina-legislative-races-get-finalized-confirming-gop-loss-of-veto-proof-control North Carolina General Assembly elections have been finalized and confirm that Republicans have lost their veto-proof control of the legislature after nearly two years. Mon, 06 Jan 2025 23:58:11 GMT /politics/2025-01-06/last-north-carolina-legislative-races-get-finalized-confirming-gop-loss-of-veto-proof-control Associated Press /politics/2024-11-19/republican-lawmakers-north-carolina-house-speaker-destin-hall North Carolina House Republicans have carried out a succession plan to choose the chamber's rules committee chairman to succeed Rep. Tim Moore after 10 years as speaker. Republicans who recently won House elections met Tuesday and chose Rep. Destin Hall of Caldwell County to succeed Moore in the post when the next two-year session opens in January. Tue, 19 Nov 2024 21:40:10 GMT /politics/2024-11-19/republican-lawmakers-north-carolina-house-speaker-destin-hall Associated Press