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Trump, GOP leaders will appeal North Carolina ballot ruling

October 15, 2020 Jonathan Drew, Associated Press

President Donald Trump’s campaign said Thursday that it will ask a federal appeals court to force North Carolina to revert to absentee ballot rules as written in state law. The plaintiffs, which include the state […]

Witness requirement stays but federal judge allows other changes in board consent agreement

October 15, 2020 A.P. Dillon and Matt Mercer, North State Journal

RALEIGH — Federal judge William Osteen said a consent agreement between left-leaning plaintiffs and the N.C. State Board of Elections likely has equal protection violations, but changes this late in the election cannot be undertaken, […]

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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Ferguson is the first enrolled member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians to head to the legislature
ECBI’s Ferguson tapped to fill remainder of NCGA term for late Clampitt

Ferguson is the first enrolled member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians to head to the legislature