Jordan Wilkie / Carolina Public Press
Jordan Wilkie is a Report for America corps member and is the lead contributing reporter covering election integrity, open government, and civil liberties for Carolina Public Press. Email jwilkie@carolinapublicpress.org to contact him.
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The North Carolina State Board of Elections is considering a new election security measure, and working to figure out whether and how to incorporate it into state practices. -
New audits are a years-in-the-making project to boost voter confidence, with an eye to statewide rollout. Mecklenburg County is one of 15 counties testing the new system this year. -
Plaintiffs for people out of prison but prevented from voting have urged the court to correct the law viewed as discriminatory. The state doesn't deny racial disparity but objects to a proposed solution. -
Elizabeth City police are investigating possible hate crime enhancements to felony and misdemeanor charges against a woman who drove her car through protesters on Monday night, reports Carolina Public Press. -
When people die at the hands of law enforcement or while in custody in North Carolina, local officials often ask the State Bureau of Investigation to investigate. What happens next? -
Under a North Carolina state law passed in 2016, the only way for video from police body-worn cameras to be released to the public is by a court order. Any person, including the news media, may seek the release of the video from a Superior Court judge.
