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Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026-- Capitol Broadcasting Company's editorial cartoonist
The North Carolina State Board of Elections dismissed a complaint that sought to remove an Orange County elections official over a series of social media posts critical of people who aren't fluent in English.
Jack Hagel, WRAL News
North Carolina State Auditor Dave Boliek hired Dallas Woodhouse, former executive director of the state Republican Party, to oversee elections boards across the state.
Will Doran, WRAL state government reporter
North Carolina elections officials on Monday are scheduled to consider revisions to guidance for how to handle ballots of tens of thousands of voters whose registration information has come under scrutiny.
Newly proposed guidance is expected to focus on the ballots of about 98,000 voters whose identifying registration information doesn't match state or federal records. Under the proposal, they would be allowed to vote using a standard ballot.
Under a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice, state election officials would instruct county officials to count provisional ballots in federal elections cast by voters with missing information such as driver's license numbers. A judge still needs to approve the agreement.
WRAL News staff
James Yokeley Jr. resigned from his position as Chair of the Surry County Board of Elections as he faces charges around child abuse and possessing illegal narcotics.
State elections officials on Thursday announced the resignation of James Yokeley a day after reports about him facing drug and child abuse charges circulated. Yokeley was appointed chairman of the Surry County Board of Elections by State Auditor Dave Boliek in June.
A previous attempt by Republican state lawmakers to eliminate Sunday voting was part of a law struck down for intentional racial discrimination against Black voters.
The 2025 municipal elections are fast-approaching in North Carolina, and the State Board of Elections is working to iron out issues before voting starts.
Cumberland County elections officials failed to reach an agreement on where to host early voting sites. Now the state will decide.
The bill would also allow for some foreign spending in state elections, politically motivated hiring or firing of election workers and more.
The State Board of Elections formally launched its comprehensive effort Thursday to collect identification numbers, such as driver's license numbers or the last four digits of social security numbers, for about 103,000 voters missing them on the state's voter rolls.
The North Carolina State Board of Elections is seeking to resolve a lawsuit from the Trump administration, based on claims similar to those made by Jefferson Griffin, a Republican who tried overturning 2024 election results.
Republicans took control of the State Board of Elections and are now pushing for sweeping changes at the agency, including removing the staff protections against politically motivated firings.
The U.S. Department of Justice sued North Carolina, alleging hundreds of thousands of NC voters might not be who they say they are.
The Constitution, Justice for All, No Labels, and We the People parties are no longer recognized as official parties in North Carolina because they failed to meet thresholds required by state law. The Green Party will continue to be recognized, state elections officials determined Thursday.
President Donald Trump's DOJ sued the North Carolina Board of Elections over its voter rolls, echoing some of the same claims that fellow Republican Jefferson Griffin made in his unsuccessful attempt to overturn the results of a 2024 state Supreme Court race.
Hundreds of thousands of NC voters, including 100% of overseas voters as well as many others living inside the state, could be affected by changes to election rules following Jefferson Griffin's lawsuit.
Sunday, May 11, 2025-- Capitol Broadcasting Company's editorial cartoonist
Within minutes of taking control of the State Board of Elections on Wednesday, the board's new Republican majority fired Karen Brinson Bell, executive director of the North Carolina State Board of Elections.
May, 4,2025--Capitol Broadcasting Company's editorial cartoonist
Republican lawmakers have been trying for a decade to give their party control over North Carolina's elections administration. All of those efforts have been ruled unconstitutional until now.
