RALEIGH — The ongoing legal case allowing over 55,000 felons to vote in the November midterm elections will be heard by the North Carolina Supreme Court instead of the state’s Court of Appeals according to an order issued […]
RALEIGH—North Carolina lawmakers have filed a motion for the full N.C. Court of Appeal to review an April 26 ruling allowing tens of thousands of felons to vote in the November election. Estimates of the […]
RALEIGH — A North Carolina appeals panel on Tuesday delayed further a lower court ruling that had ordered election officials to immediately allow felony offenders still on probation or parole the ability to vote. But […]
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Court of Appeals granted lawmakers’ motion to stay an order handed down by a three-judge panel that would permit some 55,000 felons not currently incarcerated to be able to vote […]
Last month, a trial court blocked a 50-year-old law and paved the way for roughly 55,000 felons still on probation, parole or post-release supervision to vote, unless an appeal by legislators is successful. Two plaintiffs […]
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Court of Appeals has granted lawmakers’ motion to stay an order handed down by a 3-judge panel which would permit some 55,000 felons not currently incarcerated to be able to […]
RALEIGH — North Carolina’s law that prohibits people convicted of felonies from registering to vote while they are still serving probation, parole or other supervision discriminates against black residents and is unconstitutional, a panel of […]
RALEIGH — North Carolina Republican legislative leaders have replaced state government attorneys with a private lawyer to defend them in litigation challenging the rules on when felony offenders can get their voting rights restored. A […]
A North Carolina court ruled Friday that outstanding restitution, fees or other court-imposed monetary obligations can’t prevent convicted felons from voting if they’ve completed all other portions of their sentence. The ruling, which may face […]
RALEIGH — Attorneys for convicted felons urged North Carolina judges on Wednesday to block a state law that keeps felons from voting until their full sentences — not just prison time — are complete, arguing […]
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