Elections & Public Integrity
Let judicial candidates speak
Judicial elections are important, and voters need information to make correct decisions North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls has faced attempts to silence her speech on public issues There can be a balance…
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…
Election shenanigans highlight need for performance audits
Election administration problems in Anson and New Hanover counties could cost two county election officials their jobs Those problems demonstrate the need for election performance audits While the state auditor already has…
Time for North Carolina finally to repeal the literacy test
The literacy test in the North Carolina State Constitution was a tool to disenfranchise black voters Despite that moral stain on the state constitution, previous attempts to remove it have failed The General Assembly should…
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…
Government Performance and Efficiency
Introduction Government agencies need to be open and accountable to citizens. North Carolina government has several entities that support accountability, including the Rules Review Commission, the Joint Legislative Commission…
General Assembly Reform
Introduction The General Assembly is the most powerful branch of the North Carolina government and the closest to the people, so it should also be accountable and responsive to North Carolina citizens. There are two basic…
Government Transparency
Introduction American patriot Patrick Henry noted, “The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of their rulers may be concealed from them.” Government touches almost every aspect of…
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…
Final early voting numbers and looking forward to primary day
Cover photo: Official photo of 4th District Congresswoman Valerie Foushee. Foushee is in a competitive primary. North Carolina completed early voting on Saturday, February 28. Here are a few early data points from Vote…
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