RNC, state GOP rush to defend North Carolina’s last-minute mail ballot restrictions
State and national Republicans are thrusting themselves into a federal lawsuit challenging restrictive mail ballot rules in North Carolina.
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North Carolina mailboxes overflow with voter registration warnings after state cut a deal with Trump’s DOJ
Some North Carolina voters only have a week left to ensure they can cast a ballot in the midterms as a result of a shady settlement the state elections board made with Trump’s Justice Department.
Voting advocates keep fighting North Carolina mail ballot restrictions with midterms underway
Mail voting in North Carolina is well underway, but voting rights groups warn some votes may not be counted if two restrictive rules remain in effect.
This week at Democracy Docket: The Supreme Court boosted Trump’s voter suppression. Legacy media shrugged
The U.S. Supreme Court Friday greenlit a flawed Trump administration database for purging voters from the rolls. And plenty of major news outlets were eager to downplay the decision’s importance.
North Carolina mail ballot restrictions will cause ‘arbitrary disenfranchisement,’ new lawsuit warns
North Carolina’s last-minute restrictions on absentee ballots will lead to “arbitrary disenfranchisement,” pro-voter groups* argue in a lawsuit filed Tuesday.
North Carolina appellate court OKs Republican lawmakers’ scheme to maintain GOP control of elections board
North Carolina’s second-highest court blessed a Republican power grab Wednesday, ruling that a 2024 law transferring control of the State Board of Elections from the Democratic governor to the Republican state auditor did not violate the state’s constitution.
Hours before absentee ballots go out, North Carolina approves new restrictions
Hours before sending out absentee ballots to voters, North Carolina pushed through its latest restrictions that could make it harder for those votes to count.
USPS approves North Carolina’s mail ballot design on eve of sending them to voters
The U.S. Postal Service signed off on North Carolina’s mail ballots, making it one of the first states to be approved under a new Trump administration plan that would restrict voting by mail.
This week at Democracy Docket: All the news on the fight over Trump’s mail voting order. Plus — we revealed another election denial activist at DHS
Democracy Docket was created to track the legal battles over voting rights more closely than any other news outlet — offering up-to-the-minute information on where things stand for Americans’ access to the ballot.
Public objections pause new voting restrictions in North Carolina – at least for now
A slate of anti-voting measures in North Carolina is unlikely to take effect before the November midterms because the public raised enough objections to trigger a review by state lawmakers.