Democracy North Carolina Coverage

Federal judge strikes down change to NC absentee ballot witness requirement

A federal judge on Wednesday warned the State Board of Elections that recent changes to requirements for absentee mail-in voting in North Carolina do not have his approval.

Laura Leslie, WRAL Capitol Bureau chief, & Travis Fain, WRAL statehouse reporter

'Attempted infiltration': NC advocacy groups say someone tried to run sting operation on them

Donations, volunteers were offered, groups say. But things didn't add up.

Travis Fain, WRAL statehouse reporter

Editorial: Mail service critical to 2020 elections, Trump needs to end irresponsible attacks

Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020 -- As state and local election boards have been working to expand voting opportunities and shore up absentee voting by mail to accommodate our life-saving need to be socially distant, President Donald Trump's postal service is making critical voting by mail and absentee voting less reliable. That is the REAL voter fraud here - not the phony scenarios the president has conjured up.

Lawsuit argues NC's voting laws aren't built for a pandemic

More than a half a dozen lawsuits pending now on state voting rules.

Travis Fain, WRAL statehouse reporter

Editorial: How low can you go?

Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019 -- Dylan Watts language and tone are reprehensible. They are particularly inappropriate when coming on behalf of Sen. Phil Berger and the other 28 Republican members of the state Senate. Apologies are in order from Berger and the members of the GOP caucus.

Injunction sought, could delay legislative primaries in Wake

Yet another redistricting lawsuit filed, this one targeting four Wake County House districts.

Travis Fain, WRAL statehouse reporter