Bill to have counties equally represented in the Senate will fail
The founders believed every district should have a proportional share in the government. Is that still true? Read More
NC SPIN Posts by Andy Jackson
Wake elections bill goes too far, and not far enough
Changing from county-wide to district-wide elections is a good idea but making elections non-partisan isn't. Read More
North Carolina removes hundreds of thousands of registrations from voter rolls
Removing the registrations of dead people, those who have moved out of the county or those who have not voted in a long time. It is incorrect to label this a voter "purge." Read More
A "governing super-majority" should not need parliamentary stratagems to win
Good government doesn't need tricks and cloak and dagger rules to prevail. Read More
Lame Duck NC Supreme Court may have just paved the way for redistricting reversal
Will political affiliation determine how the courts react to new legislative maps? Read More
A middle ground is possible in SCOTUS redistricting case
A sensible middle ground might help satisfy both sides in this case. Read More
Lessons learned from the 2020 election: problems with mail voting
The great increase in the number of mail-in ballots shows the need to make the process better. Read More
Nonpartisan judicial elections suppress votes
A group of left-wing organizations is trying to bring back nonpartisan judicial elections. Read More
Progressives make last-gasp power grab with their dying court majority
It looks like the progressive party is almost over. Read More
We can expect a precipitous drop in mail voting in 2022, and that's good.
The first mail ballots go out on September 9 and the number voting by mail is projected to decline dramatically. Read More
