Democracy

Last Monday, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper signed an executive order aimed at strengthening the state’s mandate involving face masks. As local hospitals and healthcare workers are strained, the new order requires people to wear a mask while they’re exercising, whether that’s inside or not, at a restaurant table unless they are actively eating or…

On Saturday, after securing a 30,000 vote lead over Trump in Pennsylvania, Joe Biden was declared to become the next president of the United States. Biden crossed the winning threshold of 270 Electoral College votes with 290 versus Trump’s 214.  Over 75 million people across the nation voted for Biden, setting the 46th president with…

As voters in record numbers selected Joe Biden for President of the United States, down-ballot races within North Carolina are still being decided as election officials continue to count votes.  From Cardinal & Pine: One of those up-in-the-air races is for the top slot of the state’s judicial system. The sitting Chief Justice, Democrat Cheri…

On Election Day, polls across North Carolina are open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Voters in line at 7:30 p.m. will be able to cast a ballot. You can find your Election Day polling place through the Voter Search or the Polling Place Search on the NC State Board of Elections website. To protect…

As of Monday, almost 4.6 million have cast ballots as North Carolina sees  ‘unprecedented levels’ of voting. Before Election Day even begins, North Carolina has already nearly seen as many voters as turned out in 2016 and the state has already surpassed the total number of votes cast in 2012 and 2008. But there are…

This year has been different. From a global pandemic to an unprecedented fire season on the West Coast, our expectations have been repeatedly upended. The upcoming 2020 elections are going to be different too.  Election results delays may be noticeable in states like North Carolina, California and Texas, that have received an influx of mail-in…

With just seven days until Nov. 3, almost 3.4 million votes have been cast through absentee (by mail) voting or in-person early voting in this election by North Carolinians. On Monday, the state exceeded all of 2016’s absentee ballots. The early voting period lasts until Oct. 31st in North Carolina, you can find your nearest…

Trump’s campaign and North Carolina’s Republican legislative leaders are continuing their effort to undermine voters, as they asked the U.S. Supreme Court last week to return the state to a shorter deadline for accepting late-arriving absentee ballots postmarked by Election Day. This comes after a new ruling by the State Board of Elections (SBOE) directing…

Hours after a 52-48 vote in the U.S. Senate, Amy Coney Barrett became the newest member of the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday evening. Senate Republicans rammed through Barrett’s nomination eight days before an election, despite their refusal to seat an Obama nominee to the high court more than eight months before an election. Barrett’s…

With record-breaking voter turnout stretching from North Carolina to Texas, one thing is clear; Democracy is winning and Republicans’ voter suppression efforts are losing.  According to the North Carolina State Board of Elections, more than 1.5 million North Carolinians cast their ballots in the first three days of early voting. In addition to early votes…