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February 26, 2021

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Thousands of N.C. voters wait weeks for absentee ballots

October 13, 2020 The Associated Press

RALEIGH — Weeks from the election, three of North Carolina’s most populous counties are often taking two weeks or more to send absentee ballots out to voters who request them, an Associated Press analysis shows. […]

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Judge delays ruling on absentee ballot procedure

October 7, 2020 The Associated Press

GREENSBORO — A federal judge leveled sharp criticism on Wednesday against a procedure loosening absentee ballot laws, but declined to immediately rule in a tangle of election-related lawsuits. U.S. District Judge William Osteen, who’s presiding […]

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STEINBURG: Elections Board needs to ensure ballot security, not shenanigans

October 1, 2020 Senator Bob Steinburg

Election Day is more than just a day to go to the polls in North Carolina. For many, it’s a pilgrimage to participate in one of the most sacred duties we have as Americans — […]

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Federal judge questions absentee rule change

October 1, 2020 Jonathan Drew, Associated Press

A federal judge said Wednesday that a North Carolina elections board directive making it easier for voters to fix witness deficiencies in absentee ballots may violate a previous ruling he made and has ordered state […]

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Republican N.C. State Board of Elections members resign

September 24, 2020 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH – Late Wednesday night, the two Republican members of the N.C. State Board of Elections submitted their resignations. David Black of Cabarrus County and Ken Raymond of Forsyth County both resigned from the N.C. […]

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N.C. State Board of Elections agrees to changes from Democratic lawsuit

September 23, 2020 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH — North Carolina election officials agreed to significant changes regarding absentee by-mail ballots returned this fall without correct information. The board agreed to count those ballots regardless of some errors, instead of having the […]

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Florida modeled a smooth mail election. Yes, Florida

August 23, 2020 Brendan Farrington and Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The votes were swiftly counted, winners were declared, and by about 10 o’clock that night most of the results of Tuesday’s primary election — one with large numbers of mailed votes — […]

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Judge rejects most N.C. election changes sought in lawsuit

August 5, 2020 The Associated Press

RALEIGH — A federal judge on Tuesday refused to order a wide array of changes to North Carolina’s election rules sought by voting advocacy groups worried about how COVID-19 could limit ballot access. But he […]

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Liberal groups drop challenge to Florida vote-by-mail rules

July 20, 2020 Bobby Caina Calvan, Associated Press

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Voter advocates aligned with Democrats dropped a federal lawsuit that sought to make it easier to vote by mail in Florida during the coronavirus pandemic after Republican officials promised to explore ways […]

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Judge weighs N.C. voting rule change demand with COVID-19

July 20, 2020 The Associated Press

GREENSBORO — A judge is listening to arguments this week about whether the COVID-19 pandemic demands wholesale changes to North Carolina’s voting systems this fall. U.S. District Judge William Osteen scheduled three days of hearings […]

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