State News

Answers to frequently asked questions about mail-in voting in North Carolina, which gets underway Sept. 4, the earliest in the nation.

Littleton working to fix financial woes, but with audits in arrears, NC Local Government Commission to withhold town’s sales tax distribution.

Thanks to a sufficient number of objections, several proposed NC elections rules need further review and likely won’t affect 2026 voting.

Candidates trying to unseat sheriffs criticize tendency to reelect incumbents and appoint handpicked successors in many NC counties.

State Board of Elections mostly backs fewer Sundays, more Saturdays in early voting plans. Increasing evidence of auditor staff interference.

Anita Earls and Sarah Stevens compete for voters’ attention and make case for why people should back them in race for NC Supreme Court seat.

NC House GOP can likely override veto of courts bill in November, but might not have enough votes to override elections bill veto from Stein.

Strong fundraising by Democratic candidate Jamie Ager hints that race with Balkcom could be heated despite district’s usual GOP slant.

With troubled incumbent US Rep. Chuck Edwards stepping aside, GOP needs to find new nominee fast. One obvious choice says he’s not interested.

One of the NC election bills is fairly bipartisan. The other has only GOP support. Gov. Stein said he will veto that bill.

For a so-called short session, a lot happened at the NC General Assembly in 2026, but a few issues also remain unresolved.

The LGC plays an important role in financial matters surrounding local governments in NC, but what it is may be less clear to most people.

First elections bill from NC Senate gets broad support. The second one draws a lot of pushback from Democrats over a range of provisions.

A retired guardsman who says NC National Guard repeatedly tried to silence his critical Facebook posts claims victory in legal settlement.

Poor working conditions, lack of support staff, lower salary than promised and doubts about ballot security drove Anson’s director to resign.

Early voting sites at UNCG and NC A&T are key issue for the Guilford County Board of Elections. Nonunanimous decision goes to State Board.

State audit shows Rocky Mount utility customers not double-billed. But it also points to more than $30k in late payments from council members.

Decisions by state and local election boards in NC over early voting sites and handling of personnel issues face pushback over partisanship.

Dallas Woodhouse resigned from NC auditor’s office as more of his pressure on county election boards over early voting plans came to light.