The U.S. Supreme Court today stayed a federal appeals court order that would have enjoined parts of North Carolina’s new voting law regarding same-day registration and out-of-precinct voting. Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor dissented.
Press Releases
The Fourth Circuit today reinstated same-day registration and out-of-precinct voting ahead of the General Election in November. A divided panel ordered the lower court to enjoin enforcement of new election procedures that eliminated same-day registration and required that a voter cast her ballot in her properly assigned precinct. Judge Diana Gribbon Motz dissented.
The State Board of Elections today announced there will be more early voting locations across North Carolina than in any prior off-year election. A total of 366 one-stop sites will host 25,735.5 hours of early voting, including 68.8% more evening hours than in 2010, the most recent non-presidential general election.
September 23 is National Voter Registration Day, and the State Board of Elections has announced that its rolls grew by nearly 1.5 million over the last decade. More than 6.5 million have registered, representing roughly 9 out of 10 eligible North Carolinians.
The special filing period in three judicial races closed today at noon. An updated report of all filed candidates from this special filing period will be posted on the State Board of Elections website.
A federal judge in Winston-Salem today denied a petition to enjoin the State Board of Elections’ implementation of new voting laws enacted in August 2013.
The State Board of Elections today set a special filing period for three judicial seats vacated by Chief Judge John Martin of the Court of Appeals, Superior Court Judge William Constangy (Mecklenburg), and Superior Court Judge Robert Johnson (Alamance). Candidates may file during regular business hours at the State Board of Elections office in Raleigh, beginning noon on Friday, August 1 and ending noon on Friday, August 8.
More than 105,000 North Carolinians cast ballots Tuesday to decide 19 runoff contests across 37 counties. For the first time since 2006, no statewide race required a second primary. Turnout was higher than any second primary over the past decade. One-stop early voting accounted for 23% of overall turnout.
The House today approved its version of Senate Bill 744, allocating funds for additional investigators at the State Board of Elections. The measure now moves to the Senate for reconciliation.
The State Board of Elections today announced that Chuck Stuber will join its investigations team in June.