The contests at the top of the ballot have tightened in North Carolina, with the races for president and governor now too close to call and incumbent Republican Richard Burr holding a lead within the... Read More
by Paul O'Connor, special to The Salisbury Post, November 1, 2016. A few years ago, a young friend joined us older guys for a beer at our local spot. He’d been watching a lot of Fox News and had had... Read More
With the third largest number of ballots coming in (227,100) yesterday, North Carolina's absentee balloting continues to move ahead of where things stood four years ago on this same day, as the state... Read More
Long early voting lines and a particularly contentious presidential election have led to incidents of voter intimidation and confrontations at voting sites across the state, say voter protection... Read More
The big question this year seems to be; why are so many unaffiliated (UNA) voters voting early and who are they voting for? Not a surprising question since they are turning out in record numbers. So... Read More
Back in the olden days, there was just Election Day. None of this Early Vote stuff. Every Election Day, in every campaign I worked in, first thing in the morning, The Great Turnout Freakout would hit... Read More
HB2, North Carolina’s sweeping anti-LGBT law, is affecting the relocation decisions of as many as one fourth of the companies currently considering moving to North Carolina. That’s not some wild... Read More
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, November 3, 2016. Add one more peril to the already-tricky process of buying a good used car: Floodwater. A lot of cars and trucks got thoroughly soaked when... Read More
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, November 4, 2016. The last time the legislature went into special session, it created a storm. The next time should be to clean up after one. Or maybe two. Gov... Read More
North Carolina is among the vast majority of states working with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to protect voting equipment from cyber threats. Local elections officials take extensive steps... Read More
