North Carolina weighs investigating ‘presumptive noncitizens’ in latest attack on voting
North Carolina election officials are considering a plan to flag voters as “presumptive noncitizens” and potentially strike them from the state’s voter rolls.
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North Carolina cut voting sites at nation’s largest HBCU. Students are suing
A group of North Carolina students sued Republican state officials to restore early voting sites on three college campuses across the state, including at the U.S.’ largest historically Black college.
This week at Democracy Docket: A good week for fair elections
From California to Virginia, this was a good week for voting rights and fair elections. And we kept you up to date on all of it.
North Carolina election board rejects early voting site at country’s largest Black university
As Black students silently protested, Republican state officials denied their request to provide a primary election early voting location at North Carolina A&T State University, the largest of the country’s historically Black colleges and universities.
North Carolina Counties Propose Cuts to Voting Access
Republicans on county election boards are advancing proposals to the North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) that would make it harder to vote — especially for student, minority and working-class voters.
Federal Court Greenlights North Carolina’s Trump-Ordered Gerrymander
A federal court ruled Wednesday that North Carolina’s new congressional gerrymander — pushed by President Donald Trump to give Republicans another U.S. House seat — can be used for the 2026 elections.
North Carolina Restricted Student Voting After ‘Influence Campaign’ by Cleta Mitchell
“College students can just roll out of bed, vote, and get back into bed,” Cleta Mitchell said, falsely claiming that “students are going to vote 95 percent [for] one party.”
North Carolina’s GOP Gerrymander Goes to Court
Opponents of the GOP-backed map in North Carolina got their day in court Wednesday, asking a panel of three federal judges to block what they describe as a racial gerrymander drawn at the expense of Black voters.
Trump-Appointed Federal Judges Could Lock In GOP House Advantage
As the 2026 election approaches, the GOP’s Trump-driven gerrymander campaign isn’t just unfolding in state legislatures. It’s also playing out in federal courtrooms where challenges to new congressional maps will be decided.
This Week at Democracy Docket: A Major Win for Democracy — and the Coming Attack on Mail Voting
From Virginia up to Maine, New Jersey out to California, and plenty of places in between, Tuesday was a great night for democracy — and an awful night for President Donald Trump.