What the only battleground Democrat to do better than Trump says his party needs to learn
Josh Stein’s victory in this year’s North Carolina governor’s race was huge. And his opponent was widely seen as the weakest ...
As North Carolina’s Governor Departs, He Stays Cagey on 2026 and 2028
In an interview, Roy Cooper spoke about his legacy, how to appeal to Republicans and Democratic speculation that he might run ...
Big changes are coming to NC election law next year. Here’s what to expect
Barring court intervention, Republicans will likely take control of all of North Carolina’s state and local election boards ...
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Democrats Face Crisis as Red States Gain Ground
The Democratic Party is facing an uphill battle as red states become increasingly redder, leaving their blue counterparts in a state of disarray. Decades of demographic movements have resulted in an ...
A North Carolina Supreme Court Candidate’s Bid To Overturn His Loss Is Based On Theory Election Deniers Deemed Extreme
Republican Jefferson Griffin narrowly lost his race for a seat on the state Supreme Court. Now he’s asking that 60,000 ballots be thrown out based on a theory that an election denier said amounted to ...
Democrats fight North Carolina GOP power shift as lawsuit targets election boards
North Carolina Democrats called a GOP-backed law shifting election board control to a Republican auditor unconstitutional in ...
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North Carolina governor will start his term off much like his predecessor did, in court
Josh Stein will start out his term as North Carolina's chief executive much the same way his predecessor and fellow Democrat ...
Latest challenge to North Carolina’s power-shifting law focuses on state elections board control
Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and Gov.-elect Josh Stein have filed another lawsuit against a GOP-inspired law that strips away ...
Stein and Cooper go to court to challenge GOP shift of elections power to NC auditor
Stein and Cooper argue that Republicans’ changes violate the separation of powers established in the North Carolina ...
Cooper, Stein sue GOP state lawmakers for a second time over new 'power grab' law
North Carolina law gives the governor control over elections. Republican state legislators have been trying unsuccessfully to change that ever since Roy Cooper became governor and are pursing a new ...
"I continue to be distraught": Justice Riggs on the NCGOP's efforts to throw out 60,000 votes
North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs spoke to Salon about Republican efforts to overturn her 2024 win.
NC lawmakers passed term limits resolution for Congress, but not for themselves. Why?
Gerry Cohen, who worked for the state legislature from 1977 to 2014, said he helped draft numerous term-limit bills for the ...