Elections & Public Integrity
State Board of Elections proposes new campaign finance rules
The North Carolina State Board of Elections (SBE) has proposed a series of campaign finance rules and amendments. Brief summaries of the proposals are below, along with information on how to make a public comment. Those…
Public Comment on House Bill 958: “Election Law Changes”
The following is my prepared public comment presented on House Bill 958, “Election Law Changes,” at the July 28 meeting of the North Carolina Senate Committee on Elections: I am Andy Jackson with the John Locke Foundation. I…
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…
Is there an ideal number of early voting days?
A pair of bills in the General Assembly reflects very different views of early voting Research shows a weak relationship between early voting and voter turnout A reasonable compromise would be to reduce the number of early…
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…
Public comment on proposed absentee voting rules
The North Carolina State Board of Elections (SBE) has proposed a new section to absentee voting rules, specifically addressing how election officials should handle absentee ballots with deficiencies, such as missing required…
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…
North Carolina and Virginia should declare a gerrymandering truce
This op-ed originally appeared in the Richmond Times-Dispatch and the Greensboro News and Record. It is reprinted here with their permission. 2026 has become an unexpectedly fierce mid-decade continuation of America’s ongoing…
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…
Public comment on proposed election recount rules
The North Carolina State Board of Elections (SBE) has proposed changes to the recount process. I offered a public comment at an SBE hearing on June 8. The prepared text of that comment is below: I am Andy Jackson with the…
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