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Republicans got out and voted on Election Day, and it paid off
10 Tips for North Carolina Voters on Election Day
RALEIGH —Tuesday is Election Day. The State Board offers the following tips for Election Day voters:
10 tips for in-person early voters in North Carolina
RALEIGH — North Carolina’s 17-day, in-person early voting period begins Thursday, Oct. 15, and ends Saturday, Oct. 31.
OPINION: Ticket-splitting still shapes elections
North Carolina, like most of the country, has become increasingly polarized in our political thinking and behavior. But what does that really mean?
Regular voter registration deadline is Friday
RALEIGH — Eligible individuals who want to cast their ballot on Election Day 2020 have until Friday, Oct. 9 to register to vote.
OPINION: If it's important to vote, it's important to vote for freedom
With the 2020 presidential election less than a month away, my TV screen and snail and email boxes are awash in, and my phone is ringing off the hook with, reminders of how very, very important it is that I vote. Pleas from the candidates and their proxies, of course, but also the generic "no matter who you vote for, vote."
Split court ruling permits some N.C. felons to vote
RALEIGH — Some N.C. felons who have finished their active prison time will be able to cast ballots in the 2020 election, based on a 2-1 ruling from a state Superior Court panel.
OPINION: Rigged elections and the preservation of ideas
The 2020 Presidential election is coming up and all estimates indicate that we may have the highest voter turnout in decades, if not a century. Because of the coronavirus, the number of mail-in ballots will almost certainly be record breaking. This election is already one of the most contentious.
COLUMN: Vote by mail? No thanks.
As a general rule, whatever comes cheap and easy isn’t highly valued. Yet some people these days want to take something once cherished — sacrificed for with oceans of blood and treasure — and reduce it to nothing more than a short walk to the mailbox.
I am referring to the act of voting.
National Archives observes 19th Amendment centennial
WASHINGTON — Throughout the next month, the National Archives and Records Administration will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment’s certification with a series of online events that mark this milestone in women’s suffrage on Aug. 26.