election law
New voter ID rules better adhere to state law
The North Carolina State Board of Elections (SBE) adopted several rule changes on July 16. The most controversial was a change from a requirement that county elections boards need a unanimous vote of board members who find…
Public comment on proposed voting site rules
The North Carolina State Board of Elections (SBE) has proposed changes to the rules governing voting sites, specifically addressing buffer zones next to voting sites, electioneering zones, and noise that may disturb peace and…
Performance audits and other additions reinforce elections bill
House Bill 958, Election Law Changes, appeared to be moving quickly through the General Assembly last year. It featured a host of election reforms, as seen in John Locke Foundation reviews of the original bill and a later…
Public comment on proposed voter ID rules
The North Carolina State Board of Elections (SBE) has proposed changes to voter ID rules. I offered a public comment at an SBE hearing on June 9. The prepared text of that comment is below: I am Andy Jackson with the John…
Fixing the Jackson County early voting site problem
The Jackson County Board of Elections (BOE) failed to reach a unanimous agreement on early voting site locations for the 2026 general election. That means the North Carolina State Board of Elections (SBE) will make that…
State Board of Elections proposes rules changes for absentee voting and voting sites
This is the second of a two-part series on proposed election rules changes. Part one covered proposed rules for recounts and voter ID. The North Carolina State Board of Elections (SBE) has proposed a set of election rules…
State Board of Elections proposes changes to recount, voter ID rules
This is the first a two-part series on proposed election rules changes. Part two will cover proposed rules for absentee voting and voting sites. The North Carolina State Board of Elections (SBE) has proposed a set of election…
Bring out your dead! Elections boards to remove 34,000 deceased voters
The North Carolina State Board of Elections (SBE) approved rules for removing non-citizens from voter rolls on a 3-2 party-line vote in April. Part of that process involves matching voter rolls with the Department of Homeland…
Getting to the end game in the Berger-Page race
North Carolina county boards of elections completed their official counts in the March 3 primary at their canvass meetings on March 13. In the 26th Senate District Republican primary, Rockingham Sheriff Sam Page finished with…
Public comment in favor of list maintenance base on non-citizenship
The following public comment was made in a public hearing on March 9 on proposed new rules at the North Carolina State Board of Elections, “related to voter roll list maintenance on the basis of non-citizenship.” I am Andy…
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