By Rick Brownfield Pittsboro, NC – Thank you to all the citizens of Chatham County who exercised the most fundamental responsibility of citizenship: voting in an election to select people to represent us at the local, state, and federal levels…
By Dr. Andy Jackson Raleigh, NC – County canvasses are when the county boards of elections make their official tabulation of all votes in an election. By law, it starts at 11 am, ten days after an election. The 2020…
By CJ Staff Raleigh, NC – The full N.C. Court of Appeals has overturned a three-judge panel’s order blocking congressional and legislative candidate filing. Filing can proceed until the full 15-member court considers challenges to new state election maps. “It…
By Kari Travis Raleigh, NC – The waiting truly is the hardest part. As election results trickle in, North Carolinians are watching, trying to make sense of which ballots we’re counting, which races are safe to predict, and which races…
By Terry Schmidt Pittsboro, NC – There are less than 70 days until election. Have you thought about how you are going to cast your ballot this year? In North Carolina, you have several methods to cast your vote. On…
By Sharon Theil Pittsboro, NC – While preparing to vote in the 2016 Presidential election, I discovered that: 1) The name, address, race, polling place, and voter registration status (yes, this person is registered to vote in this election) are…