A former GOP chair told election official how to vote during meeting, texts show

“Just vote no,” Magnanti messaged one Republican board member during the meeting on early voting plans, “you can do it.”

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Far-right activist Michele Morrow enters NC’s GOP primary for Senate vs. Whatley

She previously called for the execution of high-profile Democrats, including former Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden

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Meet our democracy reporter, covering how NC votes — and whether votes count

Kyle Ingram is The News & Observer’s democracy reporter.

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NC legislative committee demands personal political records from State Bar

The Bar’s executive director denied the committee’s request, saying that the agency is apolitical and does not maintain such records.

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Immigration agents expected to come to Raleigh, mayor says. Here’s what we know

U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents descended on Charlotte over the weekend.

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Cecil Brockman, facing sex crime charges, released on bail — but with conditions

Brockman, who resigned from the legislature last week, will be held on house arrest and banned from using a cellphone until his trial.

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New details emerge in Cecil Brockman’s case as judge reduces his bail

Brockman appeared in court Monday, three days after resigning from the legislature.

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Federal judge rejects racial gerrymandering challenge to NC Senate map

The judge said he declined to direct the legislature to “engage in the odious practice of sorting voters by race in order to create a majority-Black Senate district.”

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Berger denies making map deal with Trump, but an NC lawmaker wants an investigation

Senate leader Phil Berger said he was open to redrawing NC’s political map to further benefit Republicans.

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NC auditor hires former GOP director in new ‘election integrity’ oversight role

Dallas Woodhouse, who led the state GOP from 2015 to 2019, will serve as the election liaison in Auditor Dave Boliek’s office.

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Top NC Republican floats redrawing congressional map to help GOP

He also rebutted claims that the redistricting effort would be part of a deal to secure President Donald Trump’s endorsement.

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NC’s auditor is typically a quiet role. Under Dave Boliek, that’s changing

Republican lawmakers have steadily allocated a variety of additional powers and resources to Boliek’s office since his election in November.

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Accused of drugging ice cream, a Republican NC elections official resigns

State Auditor Dave Boliek, who appointed the county elections chair, asked for his resignation following charges of drugging granddaughters’ ice cream.

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Homeland Security asks NC to feed voter list into citizenship verification system

The program has drawn criticism — both nationally and in North Carolina — for using unreliable or outdated information that could incorrectly identify people as noncitizens.

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Who are the 100,000 NC voters with incomplete registrations? What our analysis shows

These voters must provide updated registration information before the next election or risk barriers to making their ballots count.

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NC News Roundup: Trump administration files suit over NC voter registrations; disagreement over ferry tolls on the coast

The Trump administration is joining the battle over voter registrations in NC.

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Griffin concedes NC Supreme Court race, ending unprecedented effort to overturn election

Griffin’s concession puts to bed a contentious and chaotic saga in NC politics, one that has raised substantial questions about democracy and may impact the state’s elections for years to come.

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Federal judge orders NC to certify Riggs as winner in Supreme Court election

The decision could bring an end to nearly six months of legal battles over the Republican candidate’s attempt to overturn his loss.

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In contested Supreme Court race, NC Republicans test their ability to overturn an election

NC could change the rules after the election is over, and throw out enough ballots to change the outcome. There are several ways that’s unprecedented.

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NC Court of Appeals gives 65,000 challenged voters 15 days to prove eligibility

The majority wrote that, even though they have the authority to completely throw out the contested ballots, they decided to instead mandate a cure period for most of the challenged voters.

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NC Republicans file sweeping bill targeting transgender rights to bathrooms, documents

The bill reignites a contentious debate over transgender bathroom access that roiled the state in 2016 following the passage of HB2.

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NC Republicans file sweeping bill targeting transgender rights to bathrooms, documents

The bill reignites a contentious debate over transgender bathroom access that roiled the state in 2016 following the passage of HB2.

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Interview: NC GOP chair defends challenge of 65,000 votes in Supreme Court election

While Judge Jefferson Griffin has declined to comment on his effort to overturn the election results, the chair of the NC GOP, which has joined in his lawsuit, sat down for an interview with The N&O.

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Black NC lawmakers blast Republican effort to ban DEI in state government

Sen. Kandie Smith said the bill could make it possible to “impeach me from office because I’m Black.”

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‘A sleeping giant.’ Republican NC auditor talks DMV, DEI and new election powers

Dave Boliek is poised to become the only state auditor in the country responsible for overseeing elections.

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NC’s Mark Robinson drops lawsuit against CNN for reporting on graphic, racist comments

The defamation lawsuit came after CNN published a story linking the North Carolina Republican to a series of racist and sexually graphic online comments.

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Have questions about NC’s contested Supreme Court election? We’ve got answers

The challenge to North Carolina’s Supreme Court election grows more complicated by the day. Voters caught up in the turmoil have questions about how the race got here and how it may be resolved.

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