by Darren Janz | Dec 10, 2018 | 2018 elections, Features, NC Political Geography, NC Politics, North Carolina, Politics
ShareThis year, a record of six state constitutional amendments were approved by legislators to appear on North Carolina ballots, with voters approving four amendments and rejecting two in a partial victory for both parties. The three amendments with the most support...
by Darren Janz | Dec 7, 2018 | 2018 elections, Editor's Blog, Features, NC Political Geography, NC Politics, North Carolina, Politics
ShareNorth Carolina has two statewide appellate courts, the seven-member Supreme Court and the fifteen-member Court of Appeals. Justices on the Supreme Court and judges on the Court of Appeals are elected statewide to staggered eight-year terms, with at least one seat...
by Thomas Mills | Dec 7, 2018 | Editor's Blog, North Carolina
ShareElection fraud has been happening in counties around the state for years but law enforcement generally ignored it, according to an article in the News & Observer. Most of it took place in rural counties and centered around local elections, even if some of it...
by Darren Janz | Dec 6, 2018 | 2018 elections, Features, NC Political Geography, NC Politics, News, North Carolina, Politics
ShareNorth Carolina voters participate in elections for nine countywide offices – Boards of Commissioners, Registers of Deeds, Sheriffs, Clerks of Superior Court, Coroners, Treasurers, Boards of Education, Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisors, and Sanitary...
by Thomas Mills | Dec 6, 2018 | Editor's Blog, North Carolina
ShareWatching Republicans yell “But the Democrats!” on twitter in response to the election fraud in the 9th Congressional District race has been very entertaining. It’s also given new meaning to the term Election projection. The twitter warrior who goes by the handle...
by Darren Janz | Dec 5, 2018 | 2018 elections, Features, NC House Races, NC Political Geography, NC Politics, NC Senate Races, North Carolina, Politics
Share This year, North Carolina Democrats made their largest gains in legislative elections since 1974, netting six seats in the state Senate and ten seats in the state House to break the Republican supermajorities in both chambers. In the Senate, the margin...
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