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Board of Elections On Door-to-Door Canvassers Requesting Voter Information

February 18, 2022 The State Board of Elections is reminding North Carolina residents that state and county election officials will never go door-to-door conducting any type of election business. The…
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NC Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Common Cause and the Southern Coalition for Social Justice

The League of Women Voters of North Carolina wishes to congratulate Common Cause and the Southern Coalition for Social Justice, as the NC Supreme Court has announced its ruling in…
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Candidate filing suspended…again

In a press release on December 6th, the North Carolina Court of Appeals issued an order temporarily suspending candidate filing for all U.S House of Representatives, N.C. Senate, and N.C.…
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Additional candidates on the ballot

Buncombe County Center News, December 2, 2021 “Some Buncombe County voters will have additional candidates on their ballot for upcoming elections. The North Carolina General Assembly passed House Bill 400…
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Running for Office?

Buncombe County Center News, November 22, 2021 “Are you thinking of running for office? Any person seeking to become a candidate must file a notice of candidacy form. There are…
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NC legislators give final approval to redistricting maps

Associated Press, Thursday, November 4, 2021, WLOS – On Thursday, Nov. 4, the North Carolina General Assembly finalized maps for the state’s legislative and congressional districts that are supposed to…
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North Carolina court strikes down a voter ID law, citing racial discrimination

Checking voters’ identification cards in Asheville, NC, in 2016. Credit: George Etheredge, The New York Times   By Michael Wines, for The New York Times, September 17, 2021 A North…
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