We look at voter turnout and poll numbers in advance of the Tuesday’s election, Charlotte City Attorney Patrick Baker’s employment ends, reportedly in part because he fulfilled a public records request from WFAE, and Charlotte FC plays a home playoff match for the first time.
Learn everything you need to know about voting in the upcoming election, including how to vote in person or through the mail as well as local candidates' positions on various issues.
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During Charlotte City Attorney Patrick Baker's performance review this month, Mayor Pro Tem Dante Anderson accused Baker of "leaking" a public document to WFAE.
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First-term Democratic Congressman Don Davis is defending his seat in a district that state lawmakers redrew to give Republicans a slightly better shot at winning. He is being challenged by a political newcomer, Laurie Buckhout.
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Three Republican state Senators have accused Democratic state Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs of violating the state’s code of judicial conduct over a commercial she ran about abortion rights. Riggs is running against Republican Jefferson Griffin to keep her seat.
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With less than two weeks to go before Election Day, former President Barack Obama will visit Charlotte Friday evening for a rally in support of Vice President Kamala Harris. The event will be at the Charlotte Convention Center uptown. Doors open at 4 p.m.
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Former President Trump continues lying about the federal response to Helene in North Carolina even as he stumps for votes, the latest numbers on early voting, and Charlotte F.C. begins postseason play against Orlando.
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Texas isn't a swing state, but both campaigns visited on Friday. Beyoncé spoke at a Harris rally focused on abortion rights, while popular podcaster Joe Rogan interviewed Trump.
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Election officials say ballot drop boxes are a secure and accessible way for voters to return mail ballots, but they've also been the subject of numerous attacks from Donald Trump and his allies.
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Early voting continues through 3 p.m. on Nov. 2. As of Thursday, more than two million people headed to the polls in North Carolina to cast their ballot. Still, there are concerns and misconceptions about the election.
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State lawmakers voted Thursday to spend another $644 million on Helene recovery projects to help western North Carolina. But the dollar figure is a fraction of what Gov. Roy Cooper wants to spend.
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Biden’s message, to come during a trip to Arizona, would be the first public apology from a sitting U.S. president in response to a federal policy that wreaked havoc on tribal communities.