Tag: north carolina
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Election legislation roundup: North Carolina House of Representatives
As of May 7, Ballotpedia has tracked 22 election-related bills in the North Carolina House of Representatives since the beginning of the year. Of the 22, Ballotpedia tracked one from May 1-7. Democrats sponsored the bill. The bill is below: NC H851: Improving Our Democracy, Reps. John Ager (D), Johnnie Autry (D), Cynthia Ball (D),…
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North Carolina Supreme Court issues nine opinions from April 24-30
The North Carolina Supreme Court issued nine opinions from April 24-30. As of April 30, the court issued 17 opinions in 2023 — 27 fewer than this point a year ago. Three of the nine opinions are below: Harper v. Hall, where the court “held that partisan gerrymandering claims present a political question that is…
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North Carolina Supreme Court vacates state’s congressional, legislative maps
In a 5-2 decision on April 28, 2023, the North Carolina Supreme Court overturned a 2022 decision that the state’s enacted congressional and legislative maps were unconstitutional due to partisan gerrymandering. The court vacated the maps the legislature enacted in 2021 and the remedial maps used for the 2022 elections. In its ruling, the court…
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Election legislation roundup: North Carolina House of Representatives
As of April 23, Ballotpedia has tracked 21 election-related bills in the North Carolina House of Representatives since the beginning of the year. Of the 21, Ballotpedia tracked one from April 17-23. Republicans sponsored the bill. The bill is: NC H641: No Soliciting Certain Funds/Elections Boards, click hyperlinked bill name for list of sponsors. As…
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Election legislation roundup: North Carolina State Senate
As of April 9, Ballotpedia has tracked 11 election-related bills in the North Carolina State Senate since the beginning of the year. Of the 11, Ballotpedia tracked four from April 3-9. Democrats and Republicans sponsored two each. The four bills are: NC S642: Independent Redistricting Commission, Sens. Valencia Applewhite (D), Rachel Hunt (D), Natasha Marcus…
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Supreme Court of North Carolina issues eight opinions from April 3-9
The Supreme Court of North Carolina issued eight opinions from April 3-9. As of April 9, the court issued eight opinions in 2023 — 36 fewer than this point a year ago. Three of eight opinions are below: In re A.J.L.H., where the court “reversed the decision of the court of appeals reversing the trial…
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Election legislation roundup: North Carolina House of Representatives
As of April 2, Ballotpedia has tracked 20 election-related bills in the North Carolina House of Representatives since the beginning of the year. Of the 20, Ballotpedia tracked one from March 27-April 2. Republicans sponsored the bill. The bill is: NC H485: Provisional Ballot/Same-Day Registration, Reps. Hugh Blackwell (R), Mike Clampitt (R), George Cleveland (R),…
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Indiana and North Carolina are two of five states where the state superintendent of schools is included in the gubernatorial line of succession
The Indiana Senate voted on March 16 to refer a constitutional amendment to the November 2024 ballot that would remove the superintendent of public instruction from the gubernatorial line of succession. The superintendent of public instruction is sixth, and last, in Indiana’s gubernatorial line of succession, following the secretary of state, the state auditor, the…
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Election legislation roundup: North Carolina State Senate
As of March 26, Ballotpedia has tracked seven election-related bills in the North Carolina State Senate since the beginning of the year. Of the seven, Ballotpedia tracked one from March 20-26. Democrats sponsored the bill. The bill is: NC S349: Whiz Kids/Slow Pokes Voter Registration, Sens. Dan Blue (D), Paul Lowe (D), Natasha Marcus (D),…
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Governor Roy Cooper (D) issues two executive orders from March 13-19
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) issued two executive orders from March 13-19. As of March 19, Cooper has issued five executive orders in 2023 — seven fewer than he did at this point a year ago. Executive Order No. 278, where the governor directed and authorized the director of the Office of State Human…