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North Carolina Elections Board Approves Extended Voting Hours

North Carolina's State Board of Elections extends voting hours in two counties due to technical issues, ensuring all voters can cast their ballots.

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North Carolina's governor vetoes bill that would take away his control over election boards

North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed Republican legislation that would take away his powers to choose State Board of Elections members and give them to legislative leaders

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No consequences for refusing to certify

Review of officials who refused to certify 2022 election results found that most did not face formal consequences

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Election legislation roundup: New York State Senate

As of March 5, Ballotpedia has tracked 117 election-related bills in the New York State Senate since the beginning of the year. Of the 117, Ballotpedia tracked six from Feb. 27 to March 5. Republicans sponsored four, while Democrats sponsored two. The six bills are:

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Election legislation roundup: New York State Senate

As of Feb. 26, Ballotpedia has tracked 111 election-related bills in the New York State Senate since the beginning of the year. Of the 111, Ballotpedia tracked four from Feb. 20-26. Democrats sponsored two, while Republicans sponsored two. The four bills are:

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Election legislation roundup: Kentucky State Senate

As of Feb. 19, Ballotpedia has tracked six election-related bills in the Kentucky State Senate since the beginning of the year. Of the six, Ballotpedia tracked one from Feb. 13-19. Democrats sponsored the bill. The bill is:

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Ky. Secretary of State Michael Adams calls for more voting locations

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‘Oops! I forgot to sign my ballot.’ Maryland plans text message option for voters to ‘cure’ their mail-in ballots

BALTIMORE — Big changes have come to Maryland elections since the coronavirus pandemic struck in 2020. More than 1 in 4 voters participated using mail-in ballots in the most recent election, casting them via ballot drop boxes or sending them back via the mail.

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North Carolina case headed to Supreme Court could introduce ‘chaos’ into elections, opponents say

RALEIGH, N.C. — Though the Moore v. Harper case going before the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday focuses on redistricting, opponents of North Carolina lawmakers say the independent state legislature theory could open a morass of chaos in elections.

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North Carolina law requires a post-election audit. Here’s how it will happen

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Voters who are concerned or just curious about the accuracy of North Carolina’s voting machines can watch Wednesday as state elections officials randomly choose precincts, early voting sites and absentee-by-mail ballots to be counted by hand.

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GOP pursues court order over rejected signature check motion

The GOP is pursuing its latest legal challenge to North Carolina electoral procedures established by the Democrat-led State Board of Elections

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Maryland election officials seek to count mail-in ballots earlier, reduce delays after primary results that took weeks

BALTIMORE — Members of the Maryland State Board of Elections voted Monday to take legal action that, if successful, would allow local election officials to begin counting mail-in ballots earlier. Such a change could reduce delays seen in last month’s primary, when results were unsettled in some races for days…

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Last-minute effort to keep Green Party off NC ballot rejected by federal appeals court

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A federal appeals court shot down Democrats’ last-ditch effort to keep the North Carolina Green Party off the November ballot, just one day before the state’s deadline for printing ballots.

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Dan Cox wins Republican nomination for Maryland governor, Democratic race too close to call

BALTIMORE — Del. Dan Cox defeated former state Commerce Secretary Kelly Schulz to win the Republican nomination for governor in a competitive race that pit two sides of the GOP against each other.

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Democratic, Republican races for Maryland governor too close to call as 2 candidates exit primary

BALTIMORE — Both the Democratic and Republican nominations for Maryland governor hung in the balance Tuesday evening as a prolonged, competitive and crowded primary campaign season ended without a clear front-runner on either side.

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As Maryland voters cast ballots in person, election judge shortages punctuate an unusual primary season

BALTIMORE — On an unusual and delayed primary Election Day, shortages of election judges meant many precincts were understaffed and delayed in opening across Maryland on Tuesday — but otherwise, everything from abortion to local schools to high taxes sent voters to ballot boxes as usual.

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As Maryland voters cast in-person ballots Tuesday, election judge shortages punctuate an unusual primary election season

BALTIMORE — As the final in-person voting in an unusual and delayed primary election season began Tuesday morning, shortages of election judges meant the ballot-casting process was going less than smoothly in some parts of Maryland.

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Ballot Bulletin – June 2022 Edition

Welcome to The Ballot Bulletin, where we track developments in election policy at the federal, state, and local levels. In this month’s issue:

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Giannoulias raises more cash than all other Democrats and Republicans in secretary of state race combined

Monday marked an Illinois State Board of Elections deadline to file a required quarterly report of contributions and expenditures, but a number of primary candidates had not yet filed their reports late Monday.

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Disclosure Digest:

Welcome to The Disclosure Digest! Keep an eye out for new editions published on Tuesdays through June 2022.

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AP Explains: Why the 14th Amendment has surfaced in midterms

Some attorneys and voters are using a rarely cited section of the 14th Amendment dealing with insurrection to try to stop some U.S. House members from running for re-election this year

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Darren Bailey and Jesse Sullivan win lottery for first and last spots on primary ballot

But does ballot position matter? Some experts say no. “It’s tradition. It’s part of the summer camp aspect of campaigning,” said political science professor Christopher Mooney. “But does it have an impact on average? No, it doesn’t. But again, in an individual case, who’s to say?”

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Disclosure Digest: An overview of the arguments on donor disclosure and privacy

Welcome to The Disclosure Digest! Keep an eye out for new editions published on Tuesdays through June 2022.

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Challenges to Madison Cawthorn can’t proceed under new district, elections board says

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Challenges seeking to bar U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn from running for reelection cannot move forward as long as Cawthorn remains a candidate in the district he filed in, which has now been moved halfway across the state, the N.C. State Board of Elections said Thursday.

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