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Redistricting reform legislation introduced
Yesterday, Representatives Paul Stam (R-Wake), Rick Glazier (D-Cumberland), Chuck McGrady (R-Henderson) and Deborah Ross (D-Wake) introduced legislation to reform North Carolina’s redistricting process. House Bill 606, titled “Nonpartisan Redistricting Process,” is designed to take politics out of the once-a-decade process … Continue reading
More bills filed that aim to make voting harder in N.C.
Another round of election law-related bills were filed yesterday in the N.C. Senate, many of them proposing additional hurdles and barriers to voting. Senate Bill 666 would make it much more difficult for college students to vote where they attend … Continue reading
Posted in 2013 legislative session, N.C. Legislature, voter ID
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Berger weighs in on voter ID
One of the first issues sure to come up in this year’s legislative session beginning on Jan. 30 is voter identification. This is an issue Republicans in the General Assembly hoped to pass last session, but were stymied by Democratic … Continue reading
Shifting positions on voter ID
Gov. Pat McCrory and House Speaker Thom Tillis (R-Mecklenburg) appear to be shifting their positions slightly on potential voter ID legislation, recently saying they would be open to other forms of identification beyond state-issued photo ID. This is a welcome … Continue reading
Board of Elections denied key funds in state budget
In a surprising move, the state budget passed by the NC House and Senate yesterday does not include roughly $660,000 for the state Board of Elections to administer and oversee this year’s election. Even more importantly, that money would have … Continue reading
Backwards runners protest state budget
While N.C. state legislators prepared to convene at the General Assembly Tuesday afternoon, a group of sweatband and Nike-clad activists assembled outside to run a .5K around the Halifax Mall—backwards. The event was held to protest the “backwards” state budget, … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 legislative session, budget, N.C. Legislature, video
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As Hackney looks to step down, who will lead the loyal opposition?
In a system of divided government, someone has to be in the minority party. It’s probably one of the toughest jobs in politics. Without your hand on the levers of power, plum committee assignments to allocate or the campaign cash … Continue reading
Posted in N.C. Legislature, Redistricting
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N.C. lawmakers: Amateurs or pros?
The conventional wisdom in college sports is that student athletes should be amateurs and that if they somehow became professionals it would cheapen the experience for competitors and fans alike. The NCAA has gone to great length over the years … Continue reading
The Republicans’ first 100 days
We are now 100 days into the legislative session after the historic Republican victories in November 2010. Republicans rode a wave of voter anger and disenchantment with governing Democrats to win significant majorities in both the state House and Senate. … Continue reading
Posted in 2011 legislative session, N.C. Legislature, veto
Tagged first 100 days, GOP majority
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Redistricting and N.C. congressional districts
Enlarge image North Carolina’s congressional delegation will not be getting any larger in the next 10 years after Census totals confirmed that the state had not grown enough since 2000 to warrant an additional congressional district. So the state will … Continue reading
